"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 …

commercial and investment climate factors that may affect enterprises' actual or perceived costs and risks. Both water and …

that, over 5 years, covered some 20 million parcels. Despite policy constraints, the program increased tenure security …, land-related investment, and rental market participation and yielded benefits significantly above the cost of …