In this paper we study the relevance of the gender of the contracting parties involved in
lending. We show that female entrepreneurs face tighter credit availability, even though they …

In this paper we explore the effects of bank–borrower physical proximity on price and non-
price aspects of small business lending in local credit markets. Along the price dimension …

An analysis of the Japanese credit market in 2004 between banks and quoted firms is done
in this paper using the tools of the networks theory. It can be pointed out that:(i) a backbone …

The purpose of this study is to find the determinants of the profits for the Development and
Investment Banks (IaDB) in Turkey. In Turkish Banking System, the main financial source of …

A puzzling but consistent result in the empirical literature on banking is that firms with close
bank ties do not grow faster than bank-independent firms. In this paper, we reconsider the …

An empirical analysis of the Italian system of banks and firms is carried out using the network
theory. The emerging architecture of this economic network shows peculiar behaviors:(i) …

The paper investigates whether diversification/focus across assets, industries and borrowers
affects bank performance when banks' abilities (screening and monitoring) are considered …

Switzerland is one of the countries with the highest concentration of bank–customer
relationships. The present paper seeks to find out whether this can be explained by the …

Theoretical papers on banking relationships have focused on how the strength of a bank—
firm relationship affects the design of credit agreements. In empirical studies, the number of …

We present a new approach to understanding credit relationships between commercial
banks and quoted firms, and with this approach, examine the temporal change in the …