Credit Constraints and Rural Households’ Entrepreneurial Performance in China

Chen Weng*, Hui Wang, Nico Heerink, Marrit van den Berg

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Abstract

Based on data from the China Household Finance Survey, this article investigates the relationship between formal sector credit constraints and rural households’ entrepreneurial performance. Using an endogenous switching regression model, we find that credit-constrained entrepreneurial households’ profits are significantly and positively affected by credit access, which is measured by total formal and informal production loans owed. With an extra RMB 10,000 in credit, constrained entrepreneurial households’ average profits would be raised from RMB 10,604 to RMB 10,732 (i.e. by 1.2%). Entrepreneurial profits of households that are not credit-constrained do not depend on loan sizes. Based on our findings, we stress the importance of the development of new-type rural financial institutions, proper compensations for expropriated land, and stimulating savings and investments in different types of assets for improving the performance of rural entrepreneurs.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)570-583
JournalEmerging Markets Finance and Trade
Volume58
Issue number2
Early online date11 Aug 2020
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2022

Keywords

  • China
  • Credit constraints
  • entrepreneurial performance
  • Q14
  • R29
  • rural households

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