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Arthur Barrett Jr., 91, best known as
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Arthur Barrett Jr., 91, best known as
(Archived document, may contain errors) 190 June 3, 1994 TWO CIMERS FOR THE BANMNG REFORM BRAL
Corporate bankruptcy and banking competition: the effect of financial leverage Image In our recent working paper, we study the effect of a change in banking competition on firms’ bankruptcy rates in the United States. We know from empirical evidence that banking competition typically decreases interest rates, makes it easier for firms to access bank credit (Boyd and De Nicolo 2005), and leads to economic growth (Jayaratne and Strahan, 1996). Kerr and Nanda (2009) further show that following episodes of banking deregulation, entry and exit of firms increase, reinforcing Schumpeterian competi...