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Turkey - Improving Conditions for SME Growth Finance and Innovation
World Bank - 2013
and growing labor force in Turkey as SMEs account for 79 percent of jobs in Turkey. Creating jobs for Turkey's unemployed …. First, Turkish SMEs grow slower than both large enterprises in Turkey and SMEs in comparator countries. Second, not only are … SMEs in Turkey less productive than larger firms, but the gap across firm size is larger in Turkey than in other countries …
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Can foreign portfolio investment bridge the small firm financing gap around the world ?
Knill, April M. - 2005
"The author examines the impact of foreign portfolio investment on the financial constraints of small firms. Using a dataset of over 195,000 firm-year observations across 53 countries, she examines the impact of foreign portfolio investment on capital issuance and firm growth across countries...
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Innovative firms or innovative owners? : determinants of innovation in micro, small, and medium enterprises
De Mel, Suresh J. - 2009
"Innovation is key to technology adoption and creation, and to explaining the vast differences in productivity across and within countries. Despite the central role of the entrepreneur in the innovation process, data limitations have restricted standard analysis of the determinants of innovation...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011394228
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Releasing constraints to growth or pushing on a string? : the impact of credit, training, business associations, and taxes on the performance of Mexican micro-firms
Fajnzylber, Pablo - 2006
"The authors employ propensity score matching and a traditional control function approach to examine the impact of participation in various societal institutions on microfirm performance in Mexico. They find that firms that participate in credit markets, receive training, pay taxes, and belong...
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Is there room for foreign exchange interventions under an inflation targeting framework? : Evidence from Mexico and Turkey
Domaç, Ilker - 2004
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Contracting models of the Phillips Curve : empirical estimates for middle-income countries
Agénor, Pierre-Richard - 2003
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010523298
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Globalization and innovation in emerging markets
Gorodnichenko, Yuriy - 2009
"Globalization brings opportunities and pressures for domestic firms in emerging markets to innovate and improve their competitive position. Using data on firms in 27 transition economies, the authors test for the effects of globalization through the impact of increased competition and foreign...
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Information systems for government fiscal management
Hashim, Ali - 1999
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Global logistics indicators, supply chain metrics, and bilateral trade patterns
Hausman, Warren H. - 2005
"Past research into the determinants of international trade highlighted the importance of the basic spatial gravity model augmented by additional variables representing sources of friction. Studies modeled many sources of friction using various proxies, including indices based on expert judgment...
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Kenyan exports of Nile perch : impact of food safety standards on an export-oriented supply chain
Henson, Spencer - 2004
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