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SME finance in Europe : introduction and overview

Wagenvoort, Rien - In: EIB papers 8 (2003) 2, pp. 11-20

Introducing the topic of SME finance and summarising the main findings of the contributions to this edition of the EIB … Papers, this overview stresses the importance of relationship banking for the supply of SME credit; points out the … little evidence of widespread SME credit rationing, financial market imperfections may nevertheless curb SME growth; and …

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Are finance constraints hindering the growth of SMEs in Europe?

Wagenvoort, Rien - In: EIB papers 8 (2003) 2, pp. 23-50

This paper examines whether small and mediumsized enterprises (SMEs) in Europe suffer from a structural financing problem that hinders their growth. To this end, we estimate growth-cashflow sensitivities for firms in different size classes. Our results show that the sensitivity of company growth...

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How well do European loan markets work? : some insights from the financial structure of SMEs in three countries

Wagenvoort, Rien; Hurst, Christopher - In: EIB papers 4 (1999) 2, pp. 64-86

The precarious employment situation in the EU has given rise to public policies that aim at giving small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) better access to finance. SMEs may face difficulties due to information problems and other inefficiencies in loan markets. However, the European evidence...

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SME finance in Europe : introduction and overview

Wagenvoort, Rien - In: EIB papers 8 (2003) 2, pp. 11-20

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Are finance constraints hindering the growth of SMEs in Europe?

Wagenvoort, Rien - In: EIB papers 8 (2003) 2, pp. 23-50

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How well do European loan markets work? : Some insights from the financial structure of SMEs in three countries

Wagenvoort, Rien; Hurst, Christopher - In: Cahiers BEI 4 (1999) 2, pp. 64-86

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Are debt financing costs of small businesses converging across the euro area?

Wagenvoort, Rien; Ebner, André - In: Revue bancaire et financière 73 (2009) 4, pp. 217-225

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Bank survey evidence on "bank lending to SMEs in the European Union"

Wagenvoort, Rien - 2003

outcomes suggest that bank consolidation is not necessarily harmful for SME lending; large banks in the EU devote almost 70% of … foresee a reduction in their SME lending; it is likely that the European banking market will be increasingly dominated by … commercial banks, but this change should neither be seen as a blow to SME bank finance; on the contrary, survey results indicate …

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European financial sector transformation : curse or blessing for SME finance?

Wagenvoort, Rien - In: The new banking economics, (pp. 112-118). 2007

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