
doi: 10.2139/ssrn.6547367
handle: 10419/299274
We use a comprehensive Swedish credit register to document that firms across the size distribution have access to substantial borrowing capacity via credit lines. However, most firms choose not to use all available credit, even though interest rates are low compared to their return on equity. The low utilization of credit is consistent with a theoretical model in which utilization rates decrease with both real and financial uncertainty. We estimate the model structurally at the firm level and find that financial uncertainty driven by liquidity shocks is much more important than real uncertainty driven by cash flow shocks for explaining the low utilization of credit.
ddc:330, E44, precautionary behavior, G21, G32, uncertainty, Credit constraints, banks, D22, credit lines
ddc:330, E44, precautionary behavior, G21, G32, uncertainty, Credit constraints, banks, D22, credit lines
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