Reaching for influence: Do banks use loans to establish political connections?

Mahsa Kaviani; Hosein Maleki; Pavel Savor

doi:10.1016/j.jfineco.2026.104333

Reaching for influence: Do banks use loans to establish political connections?

Mahsa Kaviani¹; Hosein Maleki^2,3; Pavel Savor^4,5

¹ University of Delaware · ² Florida State University · ³ Rutgers Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights · ⁴ DePaul University · ⁵ Temple University

Journal of Financial Economics 2026 open access

DOI: 10.1016/j.jfineco.2026.104333
Volume: 183
Pages: 104333
Language: en
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