Firms partially credit constrained

Firms are categorized as partially credit constrained if any of the following conditions are met: (1) the firm applied for a loan and the application was partially approved; (2) the firm applied for a loan and the application was rejected, but the firm has access to external sources of finance excluding any equity finance; or (3) the firm has external finance but did not apply for a loan due to any reason other than no need for it.