obstacles present in each country and to compete for SMEs. Banks' interest in SMEs is not based on government programs, yet …"This paper studies the factors banks perceive as drivers and obstacles to financing small and medium enterprises (SMEs …), focusing on the role of competition and the institutional framework. Using a survey of banks in Argentina and Chile, the paper …

decisions. The authors use a novel firm-level database of Chinese SMEs with unique information on market power in both output …