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Does finance really matter for the participation of SMEs in international trade? : evidence from 8,080 East Asian firms
Jinjarak, Yothin; Mutuc, Paulo Jose; Wignaraja, Ganeshan - 2014
This paper studies factors associated with firm participation in export markets, focusing primarily on firm size and access to credit, based on a survey sample comprising observations of 8,080 small and medium enterprises (SMEs) (with fewer than 100 employees) and non-SME firms in developing...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010260029
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Technology and innovation policies for small and medium-sized enterprises in East Asia
Patarapong Intarakumnerd; Gotō, Akira - 2016
- Taipei,China; Singapore; Malaysia; and Thailand - provide key lessons. Firms at different levels of technological and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011517803
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Understanding innovation in production networks in East Asia
Wignaraja, Ganeshan - 2013
), Thailand, and the Philippines. Technology-based approaches to trade offer a plausible explanation for firm-level exporting …, and capital also matter in the PRC as well as accumulated experience in Thailand. Furthermore, a technology index composed …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009710775
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Ultra-low interest rates, overinvestment, and growth in emerging East Asia
Schnabl, Gunther - 2017
The paper explores business cycles and growth dynamics in emerging East Asia within an ultra-low interest rate environment from the perspective of the monetary overinvestment theories of Mises and Hayek. It argues that, given a low interest rate environment in the large industrialized countries,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011635573
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SME credit risk analysis using bank lending data : an analysis of Thai SMEs
Yoshino, Naoyuki; Taghizadeh-Hesary, Farhad; … - 2015
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are the backbone of most Asian economies. The main obstacle to the development of the SME sector is the lack of stable finance. Considering the bank-dominated characteristic of economies in Asia, banks are the main source of financing, and the lack of a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011305386
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The impact of finance on the performance of Thai manufacturing small and medium-sized enterprises
Amornkitvikai, Yot; Harvie, Charles - 2016
This study sheds light on small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) financing and its performance in Thailand. It … institutions in Thailand still rely on collateral-based lending and SME financial transparency through audited financial statements …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011490747
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Small firms, human capital, and productivity in Asia
Vandenberg, Paul; Trinh, Long Q. - 2016
The paper analyzes the link between human capital and firm-level productivity in five Asian countries. It draws on a dataset of over 4,000 enterprises and considers both the prior educational attainment of workers and in-service training programs of enterprises. Differences between small,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011522028
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Commercial bank innovations in small and medium-sized enterprise finance : global models and implications for Thailand
Tientip Subhanij - 2016
In Thailand, the government has long recognized the importance of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to the … important issue for Thailand may not be about the lack of financial assistance per se but about how to design an appropriate … Thailand. By making use of commercial banks' competitive advantage, Thailand can create a more market-friendly environment for …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011522031
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Comparative study on regulatory and policy frameworks for promotion of startups and SMEs in Japan, the Republic of Korea, Malaysia, and Thailand
Pornchai Wisuttisak - 2020
startups and SMEs in Japan, the Republic of Korea, Malaysia, and Thailand. This paper thus focuses on a comparative study of … the regulations and policies for startups and SMEs in Japan, the Republic of Korea, Malaysia, and Thailand. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012395662
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Cedit risk analysis of small and medium-sized enterprises based on Thai data
Taghizadeh-Hesary, Farhad; Yoshino, Naoyuki; … - 2018
research is the National Credit Bureau of Thailand. By employing these techniques, banks could reduce information asymmetry and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011949781