How Laws and Institutions Shape Financial Contracts: The Case of Bank Loans
研究全球范围内法律和制度差异如何影响银行贷款的所有权、期限和利率，发现强债权人保护下贷款更集中、期限更长、利率更低，且外国银行对制度环境更敏感。
ABSTRACT Legal and institutional differences shape the ownership and terms of bank loans across the world. We show that under strong creditor protection, loans have more concentrated ownership, longer maturities, and lower interest rates. Moreover, the impact of creditor rights on loans depends on borrower characteristics such as the size and tangibility of assets. Foreign banks appear especially sensitive to the legal and institutional environment, with their ownership declining relative to domestic banks as creditor protection falls. Our multidimensional empirical model paints a more complete picture of how financial contracts respond to the legal and institutional environment than existing studies.