Similar Search Results

Heavyweights - the impact of large businesses on productivity growth

Falck, Oliver (contributor) - 2007

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003623797

Discrimination in dynamic procurement design with learning-by-doing

Barbosa, Klenio; Boyer, Pierre C. - 2012

Discriminatory programs that favor local and small firms in government procurement are common in many countries. This paper studies the long-run impact of procurement discrimination on market structure and future competition in industries where learning-by-doing makes incumbent firms more...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009630098

Uncertainty and the employment dynamics of small and large businesses

Ghosal, Vivek; Ye, Yang - 2014

We examine the impact of uncertainty on employment dynamics. Alternative measures of uncertainty are constructed based on the survey of professional forecasters, and regression-based forecasting models for GDP growth, inflation, S&P500 stock price index, and fuel prices. Our results indicate...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010428770

Why are small firms different? : managers views

Agell, Jonas - 2003

Do incentives in small organizations differ from those in large ones? This paper uses a representative survey of compensation managers to shed light on the issues. I find that (i) small establishments rely less on pecuniary incentives, and have a significantly more hostile attitude towards...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011511082

Drivers and obstacles to banking SMEs : the role of competition and the institutional framework

Torre, Augusto de la; Martínez Pería, María Soledad; … - 2009

foster SME lending and attention has focused on improving the institutional environment, such that the financial system is … more willing to lend to SMEs. In this paper, we directly ask banks (the main providers of SME external finance) what … and retail sectors. They perceive the SME market as highly profitable, large, and with good prospects. Moreover, banks are …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003850504

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

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

The effects of COVID-19 on U.S. small businesses: evidence from owners, managers, and employees

Alekseev, Georgij; Amer, Safaa; Gopal, Manasa; Kuchler, … - 2020

We analyze a large-scale survey of owners, managers, and employees of small businesses in the United States to understand the effects of the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic on those businesses. The survey was fielded in late April 2020 among Facebook business page administrators, frequent...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012291877

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, occupational choice, and business performance. Our theoretical model predicts that, when lenders discriminate against women entrepreneurs, the average entrepreneurial skill of...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011610923

Marketplace lending of SMEs

Cumming, Douglas J.; Hornuf, Lars - 2020

absent in these markets. We introduce a dataset of 414 SME marketplace loans and 8,236 online loan days to test these …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012166027

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Next
Last