Credit information sharing and firm innovation: Evidence from the establishment of public credit registries

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作者
Hou, Fangfang [1 ]
Ng, Jeffrey [2 ]
Xu, Xinpeng [3 ]
Zhang, Janus Jian [4 ]
机构
[1] Xiamen Univ, Inst Financial & Accounting Studies, Xiamen, Peoples R China
[2] Univ Hong Kong, Fac Business & Econ, Hong Kong, Peoples R China
[3] Hong Kong Polytech Univ, Sch Accounting & Finance, Kowloon, Hong Kong, Peoples R China
[4] Hong Kong Baptist Univ, Dept Accountancy Econ & Finance, Kowloon, Hong Kong, Peoples R China
基金
中国国家自然科学基金;
关键词
bank debt financing; credit information sharing; firm innovation; information asymmetry; public credit registry; asym & eacute; trie des informations; financement par emprunt bancaire; innovation des entreprises; partage de renseignements sur le cr & eacute; dit; registre public de cr & eacute; FINANCIAL DEVELOPMENT; COMPETITION; BANKING; STIFLE; SYSTEM; GROWTH; DEBT; CASH; LAWS; FLOW;
D O I
10.1111/1911-3846.13016
中图分类号
F8 [财政、金融];
学科分类号
0202 ;
摘要
Lenders are reluctant to finance firms' innovation activities because such activities tend to be opaque, with a high likelihood of negative outcomes that could hamper loan repayment. We posit that public credit registries (PCRs), which play an important role in credit information sharing in many countries, can facilitate financing by reducing adverse selection and moral hazard and increasing bank competition. Using the staggered establishment of PCRs in different countries and an international firm-patent data set, we find that credit information sharing positively affects firm innovation, especially in firms that experience a larger increase in bank debt financing after the establishment of a PCR. This finding is consistent with the notion that credit information sharing promotes firm innovation by easing bank debt financing frictions. We also find a stronger effect in countries that experience a large increase in bank competition after the establishment of a PCR-consistent with increased bank competition serving as a channel through which credit information sharing facilitates bank debt financing, thereby generating a positive effect on firm innovation. The positive effect is more pronounced when the established PCR has features that promote credit information sharing. It is also more pronounced for opaque firms and firms in innovation-intensive industries, indicating that credit information sharing helps to reduce financing frictions. Finally, we posit and find evidence that firm efficiency in transforming innovation inputs into outputs improves after the establishment of a PCR. Overall, our paper offers novel insights into how credit information sharing facilitates firm innovation. Partage de renseignements sur le cr & eacute;dit et innovation des entreprises : donn & eacute;es relatives & agrave; la cr & eacute;ation de registres publics de cr & eacute;ditLes pr & ecirc;teurs h & eacute;sitent & agrave; financer les activit & eacute;s li & eacute;es & agrave; l'innovation des entreprises en raison de leur gestion souvent opaque, ce qui peut g & eacute;n & eacute;rer des rendements n & eacute;gatifs pouvant entraver la capacit & eacute; de remboursement de pr & ecirc;t. Les auteurs & eacute;mettent l'hypoth & egrave;se selon laquelle les registres publics de cr & eacute;dit (RPC), qui jouent un r & ocirc;le majeur dans le partage de renseignements sur le cr & eacute;dit dans de nombreux pays, peuvent faciliter le financement en att & eacute;nuant l'effet d'antis & eacute;lection, en palliant l'al & eacute;a moral et en stimulant la concurrence entre banques. En analysant des donn & eacute;es relatives & agrave; la cr & eacute;ation de RPC dans diff & eacute;rents pays sur une p & eacute;riode & eacute;chelonn & eacute;e ainsi qu'un ensemble de donn & eacute;es sur les entreprises et les brevets & agrave; l'& eacute;chelle internationale, les auteurs constatent que le partage de renseignements sur le cr & eacute;dit a un impact positif sur l'innovation des entreprises, en particulier celles qui connaissent une augmentation plus importante du financement par emprunt bancaire apr & egrave;s la cr & eacute;ation d'un RPC. Les donn & eacute;es recueillies indiquent que le partage de renseignements sur le cr & eacute;dit favorise l'innovation des entreprises en diminuant les frictions dues au financement par emprunt bancaire. Les auteurs observent & eacute;galement un effet plus fort dans les pays o & ugrave; la concurrence entre banques s'accroit de fa & ccedil;on significative apr & egrave;s la cr & eacute;ation d'un RPC, laissant entendre que cette concurrence accrue est utilis & eacute;e comme un r & eacute;seau de partage de renseignements sur le cr & eacute;dit facilitant le financement par emprunt bancaire et g & eacute;n & eacute;rant ainsi un effet positif sur l'innovation des entreprises. L'effet positif est plus marqu & eacute; lorsque le RPC pr & eacute;sente des particularit & eacute;s favorisant le partage de renseignements sur le cr & eacute;dit. De plus, il est plus marqu & eacute; pour les entreprises dont la gestion est opaque et celles des secteurs propices & agrave; l'innovation, ce qui indique que le partage de renseignements sur le cr & eacute;dit contribue & agrave; r & eacute;duire les frictions dues au financement. Enfin, les auteurs soutiennent et d & eacute;montrent que l'efficacit & eacute; avec laquelle les entreprises transforment des intrants n & eacute;cessaires & agrave; l'innovation en extrants s'am & eacute;liore apr & egrave;s la cr & eacute;ation d'un RPC. Dans l'ensemble, cette & eacute;tude apporte un nouvel & eacute;clairage sur la mani & egrave;re dont le partage de renseignements sur le cr & eacute;dit favorise l'innovation au sein des entreprises.
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页数:33
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