Does a manager’s gender matter when accessing credit? Evidence from European data

Moro, Andrea; Wisniewski, Tomasz Piotr and Mantovani, Guido Massimiliano (2017). Does a manager’s gender matter when accessing credit? Evidence from European data. Journal of Banking and Finance, 80 pp. 119–134.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbankfin.2017.04.009

Abstract

Firms can be credit constrained either because a loan has been denied by the lender or because they decide not to apply for such a loan due to expected rejection. Using a large sample of European small and medium enterprises, we investigate the relationship between gender and credit constraints. Although no evidence is found that financial institutions are biased against female managers, female-run firms are less likely to file a loan application, as they anticipate being rejected. As a consequence, firms managed by women obtain less bank financing.

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