This paper investigates the link between external financing and product market competition by focusing on different maturity structures. Using firm-level data for Japanese manufacturing firms over the period 1990-1995, we find that long-term loans enable firms to compete aggressively at a level below profit maximization. By contrast, short-term loans are not related to product market competition. Our results suggest that long-term loans play an important role in investment in market share for long-term profits through lowering prices.
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Univ Oxford, Oxford Dept Int Dev, Oxford OX1 3TB, England
Univ Johannesburg, South African Res Chair Ind Dev, Johannesburg, South AfricaUniv Oxford, Oxford Dept Int Dev, Oxford OX1 3TB, England
Avenyo, Elvis Korku
Konte, Maty
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Columbia Univ, Barnard Coll, New York, NY 10027 USA
UNU MERIT, Maastricht, NetherlandsUniv Oxford, Oxford Dept Int Dev, Oxford OX1 3TB, England
Konte, Maty
Mohnen, Pierre
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