Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/245270 
Year of Publication: 
2020
Citation: 
[Journal:] Cogent Economics & Finance [ISSN:] 2332-2039 [Volume:] 8 [Issue:] 1 [Publisher:] Taylor & Francis [Place:] Abingdon [Year:] 2020 [Pages:] 1-20
Publisher: 
Taylor & Francis, Abingdon
Abstract: 
Institutional factors that enhance the quality of financial reporting and sharing of credit information can alleviate informational gaps between contracting parties and improve loan contract terms. Using cross-country data on syndicated loans, we find that the cost of debt financing is lower for riskier borrowers in countries with stronger reporting standards and improved credit information sharing. We also find that information quality is more important as compared to information sharing for loan pricing. Both of these effects are larger during periods of higher economic policy uncertainty when information asymmetry is likely to be higher. Our findings suggest that better availability of hard information plays a positive role in reducing borrowing costs of riskier firms.
Subjects: 
syndicated loans
reporting standards
information sharing
economic policy uncertainty
JEL: 
D82
G20
G21
F34
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Creative Commons License: 
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Document Type: 
Article

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