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In policy discussions, it has frequently been claimed that migrants' remittances could function as a "catalyst" for financial access among receiving households. This paper provides empirical evidence on this hypothesis from Mexico, a major receiver of remittances worldwide. Using the Mexican...
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limitations perception-based indicators or approximations of access to finance by the usage of finance are often used …, disregarding firm-specific differences in the demand for external finance. Using unique firm-level survey data, which provide … for future survey design. -- access to finance ; usage of finance ; credit demand, perceived access to finance …
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This paper investigates the complementarity between business training and access to financial capital for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Kenya. All participants in a business training program are offered training. One-third of participants are offered loans immediately after training...
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In this paper, we study the complementarity between business training and access to financial capital for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Kenya. All participants in a business training program are offered training. One-third of participants are offered loans immediately after training...
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We present a theoretical and empirical analysis of the links between the gender of an entrepreneur, access to finance … medium enterprises, possibly, because in large firms borrowing is a less essential source of finance. An important policy …
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This paper investigates empirically whether the relation between finance and growth depends on a specific type of … indicates that high levels of finance are negatively related to economic growth. In contrast, financing of corporates is largely …
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