| Abstract | 第1-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-15页 |
| List of Abbreviations and Acronyms | 第15-16页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第16-33页 |
| ·Background of the Study | 第16-17页 |
| ·Detailed Process of Trade Credit | 第17-21页 |
| ·Relationship Between Trade Credit and Bank Loan | 第21-23页 |
| ·Trade Credit and Financial Crisis | 第23-30页 |
| ·Research Objectives | 第30-31页 |
| ·Research Questions | 第31页 |
| ·Science Contribution | 第31页 |
| ·Organization of the Document | 第31-33页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review and Hypotheses | 第33-51页 |
| ·Literature on Trade Credit | 第33-35页 |
| ·Theoretical Background | 第35-38页 |
| ·Financial Models | 第35-36页 |
| ·Price Discrimination Theory | 第36页 |
| ·Transaction Cost Theory and Inventory Management Model | 第36-37页 |
| ·Macroeconomic Conditions | 第37-38页 |
| ·Literature Available on Determinants of Trade Credit and CounterpartyRisk | 第38-47页 |
| ·Hypotheses Development | 第47-49页 |
| ·Summary | 第49-51页 |
| Chapter 3 Financial Networks and Fixed Effect Model | 第51-63页 |
| ·Financial Network Model | 第51-53页 |
| ·Networks Spillover Model of Trade Credit | 第53-54页 |
| ·Variable Selection | 第54-56页 |
| ·Introduction of Fixed and Random Effects Model | 第56-58页 |
| ·Selection of an Appropriate Model | 第58-61页 |
| ·Summary | 第61-63页 |
| Chapter 4 Financial Network Model Analysis and Results | 第63-85页 |
| ·Data and Sample | 第63-64页 |
| ·Preliminary Data Analysis | 第64-71页 |
| ·Results of Networks Spillover model | 第71-78页 |
| ·Determinants of Trade Credit | 第78-83页 |
| ·Summary | 第83-85页 |
| Chapter 5 Discussion | 第85-97页 |
| ·Introduction | 第85页 |
| ·Discussion on the Results of Major Determinants of Trade Credit Supplyand Demand | 第85-93页 |
| ·Discussion on the Spillover Effects and Contribution to the Literature | 第93-96页 |
| ·Summary | 第96-97页 |
| Conclusion | 第97-100页 |
| 结论 | 第100-102页 |
| References | 第102-112页 |
| Appendix | 第112-113页 |
| List of Publications | 第113-115页 |
| Acknowledgement | 第115-116页 |
| Resume | 第116页 |
