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often based on the assumption that market failures and institutional constraints impede the growth of SME growth … interventions despite the abundance of resources directed to SME business-support services. This paper systematically reviews and … summarizes 40 rigorous evaluations of SME-support services in LMICs and presents evidence to help inform policy debates. The …
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The COVID-19 pandemic generated a large negative external shock to the global economy. Businesses worldwide were affected by economic, health, and mobility restrictions that impacted consumers' ability to access goods and services and firms' profitability and survival rates. In this paper, we...
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This paper presents the results of a quasi-experimental study using information collected through a survey conducted in peri-urban areas of Metropolitan Lima between October and November 2021. The survey was applied to households residing close to and on both sides of the geographic boundary of...
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Hundreds of millions of microenterprises in emerging economies face increased competition from the entry and expansion …, neighborhood shops, confront competition from convenience chains (e.g., 7- Eleven) in Mexico. To address the endogeneity in time …
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