Journal article
Structural and cyclical determinants of access to finance: evidence from Egypt
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Using panel data on Egyptian firms to explore cyclical and structural determinants of access to finance, we find that firms with more educated and more experienced managers are more likely to open a checking account, often a prerequisite for obtaining credit. Firms that started operating in the informal sector before registering are less likely to engage with the banking system. Exploiting data on the location of firms and bank branches, we also show that firms located in areas with a greater...
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- Publication status:
- Published
- Peer review status:
- Peer reviewed
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- Publisher:
- EUROPA Publisher's website
- Journal:
- EIB Working Papers Journal website
- Publication date:
- 2020-01-27
- Acceptance date:
- 2020-01-23
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- Language:
- English
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- Pubs id:
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1088783
- Local pid:
- pubs:1088783
- Deposit date:
- 2020-02-24
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- Copyright holder:
- European Investment Bank
- Copyright date:
- 2020
- Rights statement:
- © European Investment Bank
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