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Gender, access to finance, occupational choice, and business performance
Gazanchyan, Nelli S.; Hashimzade, Nigar; Rodionova, Yulia; … - 2017
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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011610923
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Finance and growth at the firm level : evidence from SBA loans
Brown, J. David; Earle, John S. - In: The journal of finance : the journal of the American … 72 (2017) 3, pp. 1039-1080
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011738592
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Does formalization increase firm investment in human capital? : new evidence from Vietnam
Tien Kim Thi Do; Huong Van Vu - In: Finance research letters 42 (2021), pp. 1-8
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014580423
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Drivers and obstacles to banking SMEs : the role of competition and the institutional framework
Torre, Augusto de la; Martínez Pería, María Soledad; … - 2009
more willing to lend to SMEs. In this paper, we directly ask banks (the main providers of SME external finance) what … financing, especially long-term lending. -- small and medium enterprises, bank finance, financial constraints, banking market …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003850504
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Does credit competition affect small-firm finance?
Rice, Tara N.; Strahan, Philip E. - In: The journal of finance : the journal of the American … 65 (2010) 3, pp. 861-889
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003982049
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When arm's length is too far : relationship banking over the business cycle
Beck, Thorsten; Degryse, Hans; Haas, Ralph de; Horen, … - 2014
Using a novel way to identify relationship and transaction banks, we study how banks' lending techniques affect funding to SMEs over the business cycle. For 21 countries we link the lending techniques that banks use in the direct vicinity of firms to these firms' credit constraints at two...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010375321
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The effect of fintech on banks' credit provision to SMEs : evidence from China
Sheng, Tianxiang - In: Finance research letters 39 (2021), pp. 1-6
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012805018
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All you need is cash : corporate cash holdings and investment after the global financial crisis
Joseph, Andreas; Kneer, Christiane; Horen, Neeltje van - 2021
Cash holdings at the onset of a financial crisis are a key determinant of investment by SMEs not only during the crisis but also during the recovery period. Cash-rich SMEs could maintain their capital stock during the global financial crisis, while cash-poor rivals reduced theirs. This gave...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012509557
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Racial disparities in access to small business credit : evidence from the paycheck protection program
Howell, Sabrina T.; Kuchler, Theresa; Snitkof, David; … - 2021
We explore the sources of racial disparities in small business lending by studying the $806 billion Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), which was designed to support small business jobs during the COVID-19 pandemic. PPP loans were administered by private lenders but federally guaranteed, largely...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012643529
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MSME Finance Gap : Assessment of the Shortfalls and Opportunities in Financing Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises in Emerging Markets
International Finance Corporation - 2017
to finance, emphasizing their dependence on credit and cash flows. This study presents a new approach to the estimation …. It estimates both supply of and demand for MSME finance on a global scale, which has never been done in a comprehensive … categories, and applies this benchmark to MSMEs in developing countries. It estimates the MSME finance gap as the difference …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012645071