Credit Chains and Sectoral Comovement : Does the Use of Trade Credit Amplify Sectoral Shocks?

This paper provides evidence of the presence and relevance of the credit chain propagation and amplification mechanism described by Kiyotaki and Moore (1997) by looking at its implications for the correlation of industries. In particular, it tests the hypothesis that an increase in the use of trade...

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Main Author: Raddatz, Claudio
Format: Journal Article
Language:EN
Published: 2012
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10986/4855