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Ownership structure and initial public offerings

Aggarwal, Reena; Klapper, Leora - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2003

The authors study the relationship between ownership structure, corporate governance, and the initial public offering (IPO) process. They examine equity ownership by different institutions, such as foreign and domestic financial institutions, banks with and without lending relationships, venture...

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Leasing to support small businesses and microenterprises

Gallardo, Joselito - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 1997

augment their working capital needs. Microfinance appropriate to their needs will feature short cycles of repayment and …

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Firm financing in India : recent trends and patterns

Love, Inessa; Peria, Martinez; Soledad, Maria - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2005

Using balance sheet information for nearly 6,000 firms between 1994-2003, this study investigates recent firm financing patterns in India. The paper documents the overall use of debt and, in particular, the role of bank financing (short-term and long-term), trade credit, intrabusiness group...

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Migration, spillovers, and trade diversion : the impact of internationalization on stock market liquidity

Levine, Ross; Schmukler, Sergio L. - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2003

What is the impact of firms that cross-list, issue depositary receipts, or raise capital in international stock markets on the liquidity of remaining firms in domestic markets? Using a panel of over 3,200 firms from 55 countries during 1989-2000, Levine and Schmukler find that...

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The determinants of financing obstacles

Beck, Thorsten; Laeven, Luc; Maksimovic, Vojislav - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2004

The authors use survey data on a sample of over 10,000 firms from 80 countries to assess (1) how successful a priori classifications are in distinguishing between financially constrained and unconstrained firms, and (2) more generally, the determinants of financing obstacles of firms. They find...

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Financial and legal institutions and firm size

Beck, Thorsten; Demirguc-Kunt, Asli; Maksimovic, Vojislav - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2003

The authors investigate how a country's financial institutions and the quality of its legal system explain the size attained by its largest industrial firms in a sample of 44 countries. Firm size is positively related to the size of the banking system and the efficiency of the legal system....

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Small and medium size enterprise financing in Eastern Europe

Klapper, Leora; Sarria-Allende, Virginia; Sulla, Victor - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2002

There is currently a large interest in understanding firms'access to finance, particularly in the financing of small- and medium-size enterprises (SMEs). But the financing patterns of SMEs across countries is not well understood. For example, little is known about the relative importance of...

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Thailand's corporate financing and governance structures

Alba, Pedro; Claessens, Stijn; Djankov, Simeon - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 1998

all sizes and for monitoring firm performance and behavior. …

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Searching for sustainable microfinance : a review of five Indonesian initiatives

Ravicz, R. Marisol - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 1998

Expanding the microfinance market can promote economic growth and reduce poverty in many countries. But expanding this … microfinance initiatives in rural areas and proposes ways for governments and donors to support the microfinance sector. Those … programs demonstrate that microfinance initiatives can provide a valuable service to low-income people at a temporary …

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Form of ownership and financial constraints : panel data evidence from leverage and investment equations

Schiantarelli, Fabio; Sembenelli, Alessandro - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 1996

The authors analyze whether form of ownership affects the substitutability of internal and external sources of finance. In particular, they test whether financial constraints are more severe for independent firms, and whether members of large national business groups suffer different constraints...

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