Informal or Formal Financing? Evidence on the Co-Funding of Chinese Firms
41 Pages Posted: 17 Mar 2012 Last revised: 1 Feb 2016
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Informal or Formal Financing? Evidence on the Co-Funding of Chinese Firms
Informal or Formal Financing? Or Both? First Evidence on the Co-Funding of Chinese Firms
Informal or Formal Financing? Or Both? First Evidence on the Co-Funding of Chinese Firms
Informal or Formal Financing? Or Both? First Evidence on the Co-Funding of Chinese Firms
Informal or Formal Financing? Or Both? First Evidence on the Co-Funding of Chinese Firms
Date Written: February 1, 2016
Abstract
Different modes of external finance provide heterogeneous benefits for the borrowing firms. Informal finance offers informational advantages whereas formal finance is scalable. Using unique survey data from China, we find that informal finance is associated with higher sales growth for small firms but lower sales growth for large firms. We identify a complementary effect between informal and formal finance for the sales growth of small firms, but not for large firms. Co-funding, thereby simultaneously using the informational advantage of informal finance and the scalability of formal finance, is therefore the optimal choice for small firms.
Keywords: informal finance, formal finance, co-funding, sales growth
JEL Classification: G21, G32, P2
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