The Significance of Credit Rationing on Real Investment Activity – A Test for the Significance of Capital-Market Imperfection in Japan

Author: Kuroki Y.

Source: Japanese Economic Review, Volume 48, Number 4, December 1997 , pp. 424-444(21)

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Abstract:

Does bank credit matter to the real investment finance of firms? If so, to what kind of firms does it matter, and why? Despite the progress of research in this field, there is still little empirical consensus on these problems. This paper contributes to the understanding of capital-market imperfection in Japan by answering these questions. I introduce new methods to test the significance of credit rationing and show that bank credit is indeed a very important determinant of real investment activity of small firms. The availability of long-term loans has particularly significant effects on the investment opportunities of small firms, although large firms with capital of more than 1 billion yen are free from credit rationing.

JEL Classification Numbers: C51, E44, G21.

Language: English

Document Type: Research article

Affiliations: 1: University of Osaka Prefecture

Publication date: 1997-12-01