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What Role Can Financial Policies Play in Revitalizing SMEs in Japan?
Lam, W. Raphael - 2013
). Firm-level SME data and sectoral corporate balance sheets show that many SMEs have faced structural challenges of high … support measures should be phased out and SME restructuring be accelerated. Efforts are also needed to deepen capital markets … SME weaknesses would improve private investment, enhance firm productivity, and lift growth …
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Unlocking Access to Finance for SMEs : A Cross-Country Analysis
Fouejieu, Armand - 2020
(SMEs) in the world. The paper provides empirical evidence on the drivers of SME access to finance for a large sample of … development and better governance would help close the SME financial inclusion gap between MENAP and CCA regions and the best …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012836535
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Productivity Drag from Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises in Japan
Colacelli, Mariana - 2019
improve overall productivity growth by up to 1.8 percentage points. The SME credit guarantee system, SME financing constraints …
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The Optimal Turnover Threshold and Tax Rate for SMEs
Wei, Feng - 2019
Presumptive income taxes in the form of a tax on turnover for SMEs are pervasive as a way to reduce the costs of compliance and administration. We analyze a model where entrepreneurs allocate labor to the formal and informal sectors. Formal sector income is subjected either to a corporate income...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012868459
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SME Financial Inclusion for Sustained Growth in the Middle East and Central Asia
Ghassibe, Mishel - 2019
countries with higher SME financial inclusion exhibit more effective monetary policy transmission and tax collection. Second, we … higher for SMEs. We also obtain evidence of a substantial positive impact on SME employment and labor productivity growth … employment and growth gains from SME financial inclusion, which appear larger in the Middle East and Central Asia than in other …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012859860
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Small and Medium Size Enterprises, Credit Supply Shocks, and Economic Recovery in Europe
Klein, Nir - 2014
The limited access to bank credit in recent years has increased the pressure on small and medium size enterprises (SMEs), forcing them to scale down investment plans and production. This paper, which explores the macroeconomic implications of this channel, finds evidence that countries with high...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013050665
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SMEs’ Access to Finance in the Euro Area : What Helps or Hampers?
Öztürk, Bahar - 2014
The monetary transmission mechanism in the euro area has been adversely affected by the recent crises. Using survey data on thousands of euro area firms, we study factors that affect the access to finance of SMEs. We find that changes in bank funding costs and borrower leverage matter for firms'...
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Small and Vulnerable : Small Firm Productivity in the Great Productivity Slowdown
Chen, Sophia; Lee, Do Q - 2021
We provide broad-based evidence of a firm size premium of total factor productivity (TFP) growth in Europe after the Global Financial Crisis. The TFP growth of smaller firms was more adversely affected and diverged from their larger counterparts after the crisis. The impact was progressively...
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Fintech Credit Risk Assessment for SMEs : Evidence from China
Huang, Yiping; Zhang, Longmei; Li, Zhenhua; Qiu, Han; … - 2021
Promoting credit services to small and medium-size enterprises (SMEs) has been a perennial challenge for policy makers globally due to high information costs. Recent fintech developments may be able to mitigate this problem. By leveraging big data or digital footprints on existing platforms,...
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Harnessing Digital Technologies to Promote SMEs in the MENAP Region
Lukonga, Inutu - 2021
effective engines of inclusive growth, a rethinking of the SME development strategy is needed that makes SMEs' digital …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013315136