19 research outputs found

    Business development credit corporations /

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    "Paper completed December 1981."Mode of access: Internet

    Commercial bank business lending by size of loan /

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    "Paper completed January 1982."Includes bibliographical references.Mode of access: Internet

    Who finances small business circa 1980? /

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    "Paper completed November 1981."Includes bibliographical references.Mode of access: Internet

    Credit Rationing and Government Loan Programs: A Welfare Analysis

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    Asymmetric information about borrower default probabilities may lead to inefficient credit rationing of low-risk borrowers in otherwise competitive markets. In a simple model having these properties, we show that some types of government loan programs, such as loan guarantees issued through lenders, might improve economic efficiency. But the incentive for high-risk borrowers to misrepresent their loan quality is worsened by other government loan programs, notably those that try to target aid directly to rationed borrowers. As such, cost-effective programs may increase inefficiency. This surprising result highlights the need to conduct model-specific policy analyses, as opposed to analyses based on model-free performance indicators. Copyright American Real Estate and Urban Economics Association.
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