Financial constraints in China: firm-level evidence

Sandra Poncet (), Walter Steingress and Hylke Vandenbussche

No 2009035, LIDAM Discussion Papers IRES from Université catholique de Louvain, Institut de Recherches Economiques et Sociales (IRES)

Abstract: This paper uses a unique micro-level data-set on Chinese firms to test for the existence of a "political-pecking order" in the allocation of credit. Our findings are threefold. Firstly, private Chinese firms are credit constrained while State-owned firms and foreign-owned firms in China are not; Secondly, the geographical and sectoral presence of foreign capital alleviates credit constraints faced by private Chinese firms. Thirdly, geographical and sectoral presence of state firms aggravates financial constraints for private Chinese firms (“crowding out”). Therefore it seems that ongoing restructuring of the state-owned sector and further liberalization of foreign capital inflows in China can help to circumvent financial constraints and can boost the investment of private firms.

Keywords: Investment-cashflow sensitivity; China; firm level data; foreign direct investment (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: E22 G32 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 31
Date: 2009-09-14
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Working Paper: Financial Constraints in China: Firm-Level Evidence (2009)
Working Paper: Financial constraints in China: firm-level evidence (2008)
Working Paper: Financial constraints in China: firm-level evidence (2008)
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