1999 · 28 citations · 0 references
BusinessEntrepreneurshipFinanceBankingEntrepreneurial FinanceFinancial EconomicsCommercial BankingCredit RiskEntrepreneurial Risk ManagementFinancial RiskMoral HazardMoral Hazard AssessmentBank Lending To Small FirmsBank Monitoring RegimesCorporate Credit ChannelCreditor-entrepreneur RelationshipsFinancial Intermediation MonitoringMoral Hazard AnalysisMoral Hazard Behavior
This paper develops a model of the choice between bank and market finance by entrepreneurial firms that differ in the value of their net worth. The monitoring associated with bank finance ameliorates a moral hazard problem between the entrepreneurs and their lenders. The model is used to analyze the different strands of the credit view of the transmission of monetary policy. In particular, we derive the empirical implications of a broad credit channel, and compare them to those obtained when the model is extended to incorporate some elements of the bank lending channel.