Trade Credit Contracts

Trade Credit Contracts

This paper provides new evidence on the unique role of trade credit and contracting terms as a way for both sellers and buyers to mange business risk. The authors use a novel and unique dataset on almost 30,000 supplier contracts for 56 large buyer...

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Main Authors: Klapper, Leora, Laeven, Luc, Rajan, Raghuram
Format: Policy Research Working Paper
Language:English
Published: 2012
Subjects:
ACCESS TO CREDIT
ACCESS TO FINANCING
ACCOUNTS PAYABLE
ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE
ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLES
AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS
ALTERNATIVE FINANCING
ASYMMETRIC INFORMATION
BALANCE SHEET
BANK ACCOUNT
BANK CREDIT
BARGAINING POWER
BILATERAL CONTRACT
BOND
BONDS
BORROWING
BORROWING COSTS
BUSINESS RISK
CAPITAL STRUCTURE
CENTRAL BANK
COLLATERAL
COMPETITIVENESS
CREDIT CONSTRAINED FIRMS
CREDIT CONTRACT
CREDIT CONTRACTS
CREDIT COSTS
CREDIT DEFAULTS
CREDIT MARKET
CREDIT PROVISION
CREDIT RATIONING
CREDIT RELATIONSHIPS
CREDIT TERMS
CREDITWORTHINESS
CURRENCY
CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIPS
DEBT
DEBT COLLECTORS
DEBT MATURITY
DEFAULT RISK
DEPENDENT
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
DISCOUNT RATE
DISCRIMINATION
DUMMY VARIABLE
EXPLOITATION
EXTERNAL FINANCING
FEDERAL RESERVE
FINANCIAL CRISES
FINANCIAL DISTRESS
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES
FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARY
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
FINANCIAL MARKETS
FINANCIAL SHOCKS
FINANCIAL STUDIES
FINANCIERS
FINANCING CONSTRAINTS
FINANCING COSTS
FIXED COSTS
FOREIGN COURTS
INFORMAL CREDIT
INFORMATION ASYMMETRIES
INFORMATIONAL ASYMMETRIES
INFORMATIONAL ASYMMETRY
INSURANCE
INTEREST RATE
INTERNATIONAL BANK
INTERNATIONAL FIRMS
INVENTORY
INVENTORY MANAGEMENT
JURISDICTIONS
LARGE FIRMS
LIQUIDITY
LOCAL BANK
MARKET COMPETITION
MARKET POWER
MATURITIES
MATURITY
MERCHANDISE
MERCHANDISE TRADE
MONETARY FUND
MULTINATIONAL
MULTINATIONAL FIRMS
NONPAYMENT
PAYMENT TERMS
PERISHABLE GOODS
PREPAYMENT
PRICE DISCRIMINATION
PRODUCT QUALITY
PROMPT PAYMENTS
PROPRIETARY INFORMATION
PURCHASING
RETAIL
RETAIL INDUSTRY
RETAILING
RISK MANAGEMENT
RISK MANAGEMENT TOOL
SALES
SHORT-TERM FINANCING
SMALL BUSINESS
SMALL BUSINESS FINANCING
SPREAD
SUPPLIER
SUPPLIERS
SUPPLY CHAIN
TOTAL SALES
TRADE CREDIT
TRANSACTION
TURNOVER
WORKING CAPITAL
Online Access:http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000158349_20100601112020
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/3813

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