The month-of-the-year effect in corporate lending
Document type :
Article dans une revue scientifique
Title :
The month-of-the-year effect in corporate lending
Author(s) :
Bertrand, Jérémie [Auteur]
Burietz, Aurore [Auteur]
Lille économie management - UMR 9221 [LEM]
Weill, Laurent [Auteur]
Burietz, Aurore [Auteur]
Lille économie management - UMR 9221 [LEM]
Weill, Laurent [Auteur]
Journal title :
Finance Research Letters
Pages :
102014
Publisher :
Elsevier
Publication date :
2021-03-09
ISSN :
1544-6123
English keyword(s) :
Calendar effect
Corporate loans
Trade loading
Corporate loans
Trade loading
HAL domain(s) :
Sciences de l'Homme et Société/Economies et finances
English abstract : [en]
We investigate the existence of calendar effect in corporate lending decisions. We show that the loan amount granted by banks significantly varies across months. We find a positive effect of quarter-end and year-end months ...
Show more >We investigate the existence of calendar effect in corporate lending decisions. We show that the loan amount granted by banks significantly varies across months. We find a positive effect of quarter-end and year-end months on the loan amount. We attribute these effects to trade loading behavior, according to which banks would inflate granted loans at the end of the quarter and the year to hit financial targets.Show less >
Show more >We investigate the existence of calendar effect in corporate lending decisions. We show that the loan amount granted by banks significantly varies across months. We find a positive effect of quarter-end and year-end months on the loan amount. We attribute these effects to trade loading behavior, according to which banks would inflate granted loans at the end of the quarter and the year to hit financial targets.Show less >
Language :
Anglais
Peer reviewed article :
Oui
Audience :
Internationale
Popular science :
Non
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