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Wexi Liu

University of Bath - School of Management

Claverton Down

Bath, BA2 7AY

United Kingdom

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SCHOLARLY PAPERS

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Scholarly Papers (9)

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1.

Entrepreneurial Overconfidence and SME Financing Decisions

Journal of Small Business Management, 0[10.1080/00472778.2025.2610272]
Number of pages: 56 Posted: 10 Apr 2021 Last Revised: 27 Feb 2026
Rebel A. Cole, Marc Cowling and Wexi Liu
Florida Atlantic University, Oxford Brookes University and University of Bath - School of Management
Downloads 198 (384,172)

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Access to Credit, Credit Rationing, Entrepreneurship, Overconfidence, SME Finance

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What Determines the Freezing of Defined-Benefit Pension Schemes: Evidence from the UK

Number of pages: 25 Posted: 28 Apr 2021
Yuan Li, Wexi Liu and David Newton
University of Bath, University of Bath - School of Management and University of Bath - School of Management
Downloads 129 (561,789)

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pension freeze, defined benefit schemes, financial constraints

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The Innovation Impacts of R&D Tax Credits in the UK

Number of pages: 31 Posted: 09 May 2024
Marc Cowling, Wexi Liu and Ning Zhang
Oxford Brookes University, University of Bath - School of Management and affiliation not provided to SSRN
Downloads 118 (604,538)

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R&D, Tax Credits, SMEs, Cost of Capital, Innovation

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Are Product and Process Innovations Supermodular?Complementary Returns to Product and Process Innovations

Number of pages: 30 Posted: 31 Jan 2024
Marc Cowling, Tim Vorley and Wexi Liu
Oxford Brookes University, Oxford Brookes University and University of Bath - School of Management
Downloads 63 (933,592)

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product innovation, process innovation, Complementarities, Strategic Fit, Firm Performance

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Does “Slow” Thinking “Speed Up” Performance?  the Impact of “Guided Preparation” on Innovation and Productivity in UK Smes

Number of pages: 52 Posted: 23 Oct 2024
Ross Brown, Haoran Sun, Wexi Liu, Marc Cowling and Sabrina Song
University of St Andrews, University of St Andrews, University of Bath - School of Management, Oxford Brookes University and University of Bath
Downloads 41 (1,170,409)

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SMEs, Advice, Innovation, Productivity, Policy

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What Makes You Stronger Does Kill You Borrower-Lender Trust and Access to Finance by Overconfident Entrepreneurs

Number of pages: 39 Posted: 23 Sep 2025
Wexi Liu, Marc Cowling and Sabrina Song
University of Bath - School of Management, Oxford Brookes University and University of Bath
Downloads 37 (1,222,651)

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overconfidence, trust, SME finance, information asymmetry

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How Does a Small Firm End Up with a More Expensive Loan Guarantee When a Cheaper and Safer One Was on Offer? The Intriguing Case of Two UK Covid-19 Guarantee Schemes

Number of pages: 14 Posted: 27 Mar 2024
Marc Cowling, Nick Wilson and Wexi Liu
Oxford Brookes University, University of Leeds - Credit Management Research Centre (CMRC) and University of Bath - School of Management
Downloads 36 (1,236,159)

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Loan Guarantees, COVID-19, Small Firms, Loan Contracts, Loan Default

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Self-Imposed Borrowing Restrictions and Investment Regret1

Number of pages: 35 Posted: 14 Nov 2024
Marc Cowling, Huan Yang and Wexi Liu
Oxford Brookes University, Oxford Brookes University and University of Bath - School of Management
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investment, Borrower Aversion, Regret, Finance Pecking Order, Under-Investment

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Overconfidence, Borrower-Lender Trust and Small Business Access to Finance

Posted: 14 Jan 2025 Last Revised: 08 Sep 2025
Wexi Liu, Marc Cowling and Sabrina Song
University of Bath - School of Management, Oxford Brookes University and University of Bath

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