Access to Credit and the Expansion of Broadband Internet in Peru
Year: 2023
Content-Type: Report
Description: We exploit the staggered expansion of the internet broadband network to firms and bank branches locations in Peru during the last decade to study non-financial firm performance and bank credit dynamics. Access to broadband unleashes firm growth, increases the chances of entry of firms and reduces the probability of exit in benefited locations.
Pages: 37 pages
Author: Cusato, Antonio; Castillo, José Luis; IDB Invest
Categories: Banks, Finance, Infrastructures, Publications, Technologies & Innovations
Tags: Banks, Finance, Infraestructure, Technologies