House prices, collateral, and self-employment

We show the importance of the collateral lending channel for small business employment over the past decade. Small businesses in areas with greater increases in house prices experienced stronger growth in employment than large firms in the same areas and industries. To identify the role of the colla...

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Main Authors: Adelino, Manuel (Author), Schoar, Antoinette (Contributor), Severino, Felipe (Author)
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Economics (Contributor), Sloan School of Management (Contributor)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier BV, 2018-10-12T16:44:47Z.
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