environmental returns. Examination of every equity investment made by one of the largest and longest-operating impact investors … investing that some eligible markets do not receive sufficient investment capital …

This paper investigates empirically the linkages between corporate debt overhang and investment activity at the firm … investment may be discouraged by high levels of debt that put at risk future profits, as well as firm dimensions that may sharpen … the debt-investment link. Using balance sheet data from a broad set of emerging market and developing economy firms, the …

-tuned to the stage where they can attract outside funding. Investment readiness programs attempt to help firms to become ready … an investment readiness program to half of the firms, with the control group receiving an inexpensive online program … instead. A pitch event was then held for these firms to pitch their ideas to independent judges. The investment readiness …