This paper analyzes the impact of introducing credit information-sharing systems on firms' access to finance. The analysis uses multi-year, firm-level surveys for 63 countries covering more than 75,000 firms over the period 2002-13. The results reveal that credit bureau reforms, but not credit registry reforms, have a significant and robust effect on firm financing. After the introduction of a credit bureau, the likelihood that a firm has access to...
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2014/08/01
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Document de travail de recherche sur les politiques
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WPS7013
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2014/08/01
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The impact of credit information sharing reforms on firm financing?
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Finance & Private Sector Development