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What Do We Know About Capital Structure? Some Evidence from International Data
- R. Rajan, L. Zingales
- Economics
- 1 October 1994
We investigate the determinants of capital structure choice by analyzing the financing decisions of public firms in the major industrialized countries. At an aggregate level, firm leverage is fairly… Expand
Financial Dependence and Growth
- R. Rajan, L. Zingales
- Economics
- 1 September 1996
Does finance affect economic growth? A number of studies have identified a positive correlation between the level of development of a country's financial sector and the rate of growth of its per… Expand
The Benefits of Lending Relationships: Evidence from Small Business Data
- M. Petersen, R. Rajan
- Economics, Business
- 1 March 1994
This paper empirically examines how ties between a firm and its creditors affect the availability and cost of funds to the firm. The authors analyze data collected in a survey of small firms by the… Expand
Insiders and Outsiders: The Choice between Informed and Arm's-Length Debt
- R. Rajan
- Economics
- 1 September 1992
While the benefits of bank financing are relatively well understood, the costs are not. This paper argues that while informed banks make flexible financial decisions which prevent a firm's projects… Expand
The Effect of Credit Market Competition on Lending Relationships
- M. Petersen, R. Rajan
- Business, Economics
- 1 November 1994
This paper provides a simple model showing that the extent of competition in credit markets is important in determining the value of lending relationships. Creditors are more likely to finance credit… Expand
The Great Reversals: The Politics of Financial Development in the 20th Century
- R. Rajan, L. Zingales
- 1 June 2001
Indicators of the development of the financial sector do not improve monotonically over time. In particular, we find that by most measures, countries were more financially developed in 1913 than in… Expand
Trade Credit: Theories and Evidence
- M. Petersen, R. Rajan
- Business
- 1 June 1996
In addition to borrowing from financial institutions, firms may be financed by their suppliers. Although there are many theories explaining why non-financial firms lend money, there are few… Expand
Liquidity Risk, Liquidity Creation, and Financial Fragility: A Theory of Banking
- D. Diamond, R. Rajan
- Economics, Business
- Journal of Political Economy
- 1 December 1999
Loans are illiquid when a lender needs relationship‐specific skills to collect them. Consequently, if the relationship lender needs funds before the loan matures, she may demand to liquidate early,… Expand
Trade Credit: Theories and Evidence
- M. Petersen, R. Rajan
- Economics
- 1 July 1997
In addition to borrowing from financial institutions, firms may be financed by their suppliers. Although there are many theories explaining why non-financial firms lend money, there are few… Expand
A Theory of Bank Capital
- D. Diamond, R. Rajan
- Economics, Business
- 1 April 1999
Banks can create liquidity because their deposits are fragile and prone to runs. Increased uncertainty can make deposits excessively fragile in which case there is a role for outside bank capital.… Expand