Credit Constraints, Quality, and Export Prices: Theory and Evidence from China

Haichao Fan, Edwin Lai () and Yao Li

No 2015-02, HKUST IEMS Working Paper Series from HKUST Institute for Emerging Market Studies

Abstract: This paper presents theory and evidence that tighter credit constrains force firms to produce lower quality. The paper develops a quality sorting model that predicts that tighter credit constraints faced by a firm reduce its optimal prices due to its choice of lower-quality products. Conversely, when quality cannot be chosen by a firm in an efficiency sorting model, prices increase as firms face tighter credit constraints. An empirical analysis using Chinese bank loans data and a merged sample based on Chinese firm-level data and Chinese customs data strongly supports quality sorting and confirms the mechanism of quality adjustment.

Keywords: credit constraints; China; quality sorting; credit access; credit needs; quality; export prices; heterogeneous firms (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D2 F1 F3 G2 L1 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 71 pages
Date: 2015-01, Revised 2015-01
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