This paper examines the relationship between trade credit and shadow banking activities measured by inter-corporate entrusted loans. Using a panel data of Chinese listed firms, we find that entrusted loans have a significant substitution effect on the supply of trade credit and the substitutional effects are mitigated during financial crisis periods. Propensity score matched samples and a difference-in-difference approach provide robustness to our findings. Our evidence suggests that trade credit interrelates with shadow banking activities on corporate financing.
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Abstract 1. Introduction 2. Institutional Background 2.1. Shadow Banking System of China 2.2. Entrusted Loans 3. Literature Review and Hypothesis Development 4. Data and Empirical Methods 4.1. Data 4.2. Measurements of the Key Variables 4.3. Regression Model and Control Variables 4.4. Descriptive Statistics 5. Empirical Results 5.1. Baseline Results 5.2. Propensity Score Matching Sample 5.3. Difference-in-Difference Approach 5.4. Financial Crisis Periods 6. Robustness Checks 6.1. Different Forms of Model 6.2. Changes in Trade Credit 7. Conclusion References