Document Type

Article

Language

eng

Format of Original

14 p.

Publication Date

4-2012

Publisher

Elsevier

Source Publication

Journal of Banking & Finance

Source ISSN

0378-4266

Abstract

This study examines the influence of a firm’s geographical location on corporate debt and provides evidence that the higher cost of collecting information on firms distant from urban areas has significant implications on a wide array of corporate debt characteristics. We find that rural firms face higher debt yield spreads and attract smaller and less prestigious bank syndicates than urban firms. Rural firms attempt to reduce their informational disadvantage by relying more on relationship banking. Our results on the effect of location on corporate debt are robust to the inclusion of an extensive set of firm and issue characteristics.

Comments

Accepted Version. Journal of Banking & Finance, Vol. 36, No. 4 (April, 2012): 1079–1092. DOI. © 2012 Elsevier. Used with permission.

NOTICE: this is the author’s version of a work that was accepted for publication in Journal of Banking and Finance. Changes resulting from the publishing process, such as peer review, editing, corrections, structural formatting, and other quality control mechanisms may not be reflected in this document. Changes may have been made to this work since it was submitted for publication. A definitive version was subsequently published in Journal of Banking and Finance, VOL 36, ISSUE 4, (April 2012). DOI.

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