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Sovereign stress, unconventional monetary policy, and SME access to finance

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  • Ferrando, Annalisa
  • Popov, Alexander
  • Udell, Gregory F.
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We investigate the effect of sovereign stress and of unconventional monetary policy on small firms JEL Classification: D22, E58, G21, H63

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  • Ferrando, Annalisa & Popov, Alexander & Udell, Gregory F., 2015. "Sovereign stress, unconventional monetary policy, and SME access to finance," Working Paper Series 1820, European Central Bank.
    • Handle: RePEc:ecb:ecbwps:20151820
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    Keywords

    Credit Access; SMEs; sovereign debt; unconventional monetary policy;
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    JEL classification:

    • D22 - Microeconomics - - Production and Organizations - - - Firm Behavior: Empirical Analysis
    • E58 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Monetary Policy, Central Banking, and the Supply of Money and Credit - - - Central Banks and Their Policies
    • G21 - Financial Economics - - Financial Institutions and Services - - - Banks; Other Depository Institutions; Micro Finance Institutions; Mortgages
    • H63 - Public Economics - - National Budget, Deficit, and Debt - - - Debt; Debt Management; Sovereign Debt

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