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considering the design of regulation of mobile banking. Since it lies at the interface between financial services and telecoms … regulation more generally in developed as well as developing economies. …
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services has increased. Both banks and microfinance institutions have contributed to higher intensity. A recent study shows …
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The regulation of microfinance services is likely to have a wide-ranging influence on the microfinance sector … organizations (NGOs). We analyzed survey and interview data provided by clients of both nonprofit microfinance institutions (MFIs … fixed effects for specific MFI membership is applied, focusing on the role of regulation by comparing protections as …
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Mikrounternehmen sind für einen Großteil der armen Weltbevölkerung Haupteinkommens- und Beschäftigungsquelle. Die Entwicklung geeigneter Förderprogramme für Mikrounternehmen stellt weiterhin eine große Herausforderung dar. Während Finanzspritzen oft bei der Unternehmensgründung helfen,...
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While microfinance institutions (MFIs) are increasingly important as employers in the developing world, there is little …
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. While microfinance is supposed to address this problem through the promotion of viable businesses, it has not been very … microfinance institutions (MFIs), there have been very few that look at market conditions as an input into the success of micro …
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High growth firms (HGFs) are important for job creation and considered to be precursors of economic growth. We investigate how product- and labor-market regulations, as well as the quality of regional governments that implement these regulations, affect HGF development across European regions....
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Science and technology is seen as the key factor supporting the performance of regional innovation systems. Furthermore, the innovation intensity in the region could be often crucial for regional economic development. Our research aims to examine the potential link between the economic...
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This article discusses the Lisbon Agenda from the perspective of entrepreneurship policy. After a brief overview of the events leading up to the development of the Lisbon Agenda, the authors describe the goals and content of this policy framework as well as of the Structural Funds. Using...
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The purpose of this research is to characterize and evaluate the results of economic development. In order to analyze the changes of economic development in different countries the index of economic development as share of sustainable development is used. The research characterizes economic...
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