"This paper analyzes characteristics of nonfarm enterprises, their employment growth patterns, and constraints in doing …, road infrastructure, and rural cell phone communication is correlated with employment growth. A major finding is that … that would help to unleash the full potential of private sector-led growth in rural areas. The findings show that marginal …

"The authors examine whether financial development boosts the growth of small firms more than large firms and hence … provides information on the mechanisms through which financial development fosters aggregate economic growth. They define an … a disproportionately large effect on the growth of industries that are technologically more dependent on small firms …

Doing Business in 2005: Removing Obstacles to Growth is the second in a series of annual reports investigating the …

SME growth performance and productivity is currently poor, and these related challenges must be simultaneously addressed …Facilitating the growth of Small- and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) is central to creating jobs for an underutilized …. Although growth and productivity may be affected by different aspects of the business environment, productivity is needed for …

government has tried to manage the flows of migrants in the hope of reconciling a chronic excess demand for labor with mounting … of immigration policy and its goal has become very weak and the level of foreign population is at an all time high …

from the 1980, 1990, and 2000 U.S. Censuses, this study finds that the performance of migrants from countries with lower …"The initial occupational placements of male immigrants in the U.S. labor market vary significantly by country of … initial occupational placement levels improves at a higher rate compared with that of migrants originating from countries with …