Rostamkalaei, Anoosheh (2017) Discouraged borrowers aftermath of financial crisis: a UK study. Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development, 24 (2). pp. 394-410. ISSN 1462-6004. (doi:10.1108/JSBED-09-2016-0137) (Access to this publication is currently restricted. You may be able to access a copy if URLs are provided) (KAR id:90489)
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Abstract
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to investigate the trend of discouragement in the small and medium sized enterprise’s (SME) lending market during the aftermath of the financial crisis of 2008. It detects the extent to which the responses of discouraged firms to improvements in the lending market are lagged.
Design/methodology/approach: The results are based on surveys of UK SME Finance Monitor (2011-2016). Probit regression models were used to assess the effect of time passed from the financial crisis on the probability of discouragement.
Findings: The analysis, inter alia, shows that the rate of discouragement has reduced significantly since 2013. The results highlight the long-term effect of tightened credit supply on SMEs that are ready to invest, but hold back because of fear of rejection.
Practical implications: The research suggests addressing imperfect information among discouraged SMEs that are recuperating from the financial crisis. With the rise of information asymmetry, entrepreneurs show a higher level of fear of rejection by financial institutions. The longer the effects of the financial crisis exists among entrepreneurs, the longer they self-ration from credit market, which subsequently leads to reduced levels of investment, growth, and innovation among SMEs.
Originality/value: This research fills a gap in the literature of the effect of financial crisis on the latent demand for lending. It discusses the long-term effect of tightened credit supply among entrepreneurs even though the supply side has recuperated and recommenced pre-crisis activities.
Item Type: | Article |
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DOI/Identification number: | 10.1108/JSBED-09-2016-0137 |
Uncontrolled keywords: | SME; banks; financial crisis; lending; discouraged borrowers |
Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HF Commerce > HF5351 Business |
Divisions: | Divisions > Kent Business School - Division > Department of Marketing, Entrepreneurship and International Business |
Depositing User: | Anoosheh Rostamkalaei |
Date Deposited: | 30 Sep 2021 10:24 UTC |
Last Modified: | 04 Mar 2024 19:20 UTC |
Resource URI: | https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/90489 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes) |
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