The impact of consumer credit access on self-employment and entrepreneurship
The impact of consumer credit access on self-employment and entrepreneurship
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消费信贷准入对自营职业和创业的影响
DOI:
10.1016/j.jfineco.2021.03.004
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发表时间:
2021
影响因子:
8.9
通讯作者:
KyleHerkenhoff, Gordon M.Phillips
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作者:
KyleHerkenhoff, Gordon M.Phillips
We examine how consumer credit affects entrepreneurship by linking three million earnings and pass-through tax records to credit reports. In the cross-section, we show that self-employment without employees and employer firm ownership increase monotonically with credit limits and credit scores. We then isolate individuals who have had discrete increases in credit limits after the exogenous removal of bankruptcy flags to measure the effects of personal credit on entrepreneurship. Following bankruptcy flag removal, individuals are more likely to start a new employer business and borrow extensively. Those who own businesses with employees borrow $40,000 more after bankruptcy flag removal, a 33% gain relative to the sample average.