Determinants of Trade Credit in the Japanese Manufacturing Sector
Determinants of Trade Credit in the Japanese Manufacturing Sector
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DOI:
10.1006/jjie.2001.0466
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发表时间:
2001-06
影响因子:
2.9
通讯作者:
Masanori Ono
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作者:
Masanori Ono
Abstract This paper examines the determinants of trade credit in Japanese manufacturing companies. The empirical analysis presents evidence that the volume of trade credit is influenced not only by transactional factors but also by financial positions. The empirical test reveals that firms' future business prospects affect the volume of trade credit. Notably, for small firms whose liquidity is constrained, nontransactional factors such as an increase in cash flow reduce the need for trade credit. This paper also finds that trade payables act as a complement to bank loans. The quantitative relationship between trade payables and bank loans suggests that when monetary policy works in the financial markets, it also influences the trade-related credit markets. J. Japan. Int. Econ. , June 2001, 15 (2), pp. 160–177. Department of Economics, Fukushima University, 1 Kanayagawa, Fukushima-shi, Fukushima 960-1296, Japan. Copyright 2001 Academic Press. Journal of Economic Literature Classification Numbers: E52, G32.