01230pab a2200133 454500008004000000100002800040245006600068260000900134300001300143362000800156520087600164650002501040773003101065180718b2004   xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  aAaronson, Daniel et al.  aSupplier relationships and small business use of trade credit  c2004  ap.46-67.  aJan  aThis paper establishes some unique descriptive statistics about supplier relationships and the use of trade credit among minority small business and documents and importance that ethnic and geographic supplier ties play. Using data from a survey of small businesses in two Chicago neighborhoods, we find that the importance may differ across communities. Working with a nearby supplier and, in cases wherelanguage appears to be an issue, with a Hispanic supplier are associated with more credit for Hispanic-owned firms. However, no comparable relationships are observed for Black-owned firms. These patterns are generally confirmed using nationally representative data. In addition, the national data suggest that ethnic differences in trade credit outcomes can be partly accounted for by the presence of ethnic and geographic-based supplier relationships. - Reproduced.  aSmall scale industry  aJournal of Urban Economics