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European SMEs and resource efficiency measures : firm characteristics and contextual factors
Caporale, Guglielmo Maria; Donati, Cristiana; Spagnolo, … - 2023
and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) to adopt different types of resource efficiency measures (REMs), possibly …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014435290
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Is finance good for growth? : new evidence from China
Chen, Jingzhu; Ji, Yuemei - 2022
We study the relationship between finance and growth using a sample of 275 Chinese cities during 2009-2018. We exclude a large amount of bank loans to local governments through the local government financing vehicles (LGFVs). This allows us to construct a new and better financial development...
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What if firms could borrow more? : evidence from a natural experiment
Brown, James R.; Martinsson, Gustav; Thomann, Christian - 2015
We study the effects of a unique lending program initiated by the Swedish government at the height of the financial crisis that allowed firms to suspend payment of all labor-related taxes and fees. Comprehensive administrative data on all Swedish firms show that firms borrowing from the program...
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Financial sector development in Brunei Darussalam : depth, acces, and efficiency : a comparative analysis
Bhattacharyay, Biswanath; Bhattacharyay, Madhurima - 2022
depth, access and efficiency during 2014-2018 based on 24 indicators. This paper starts with the examination of the role of … study period compared to its most ASEAN and GCC countries. The efficiency of banking sector, on an average, remained at a … sector development through enhancing depth and efficiency of the banking sector and the development of efficient bond and …
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How has the global financial crisis affected syndicated loan terms in emerging markets? : evidence from China
Caporale, Guglielmo Maria; Lodh, Suman; Nandy, Monomita - 2015
a leading emerging market, namely China, using difference-in-differences and GARCH approaches. Before the crisis China …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010518789
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Venture capital backed growth
Keuschnigg, Christian - 2002
The paper proposes a simple equilibrium model of venture capital, entrepreneurship and innovation. Venture capitalists not only finance but also advise start-up entrepreneurs and thereby add value to new firms. The paper demonstrates how a productive and active VC industry boosts innovation...
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Small and medium sized European firms and energy efficiency measures : a probit analysis
Caporale, Guglielmo Maria; Donati, Cristiana; Spagnolo, … - 2022
activities) affecting the propensity of European small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) to adopt energy efficiency measures …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013440418
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The threat of exclusion and implicit contractin
Brown, Martin; Serra-Garcia, Marta - 2016
Implicit contracts can mitigate moral hazard in labor, credit and product markets. The enforcement mechanism underlying an implicit contract is the threat of exclusion: the agent fears that he will lose future income if the principal breaks off the relationship. This threat may be very weak in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011540779
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Rural transformation, inequality, and the origins of microfinance
Süße, Marvin; Wolf, Nikolaus - 2019
What determines the development of rural financial markets? Starting from a simple theoretical framework, we derive the factors shaping the market entry of rural microfinance institutions across time and space. We provide empirical evidence for these determinants using the expansion of credit...
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Mission drift in microcredit and microfinance institution incentives
Biancini, Sara; Ettinger, David; Venet, Baptiste - 2017 - This version: January 2017
We analyze the relationship between Microfinance Institutions (MFIs) and external donors, with the aim of contributing to the debate on "mission drift" in microfinance. We assume that both the donor and the MFI are pro-poor, possibly at different extents. Borrowers can be (very) poor or...
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