Small and medium size enterprises (SMEs) of southern euro-area economies (e.g. Italy, Spain) pay significantly higher borrowing rates than their peers of the core (e.g. Germany, France) and this divergence is widening. It is argued that severe market failures prevent SMEs in southern euro area...

Small and medium size enterprises (SMEs) of southern euro-area economies (e.g. Italy, Spain) pay significantly higher borrowing rates than their peers of the core (e.g. Germany, France) and this divergence is widening. It is argued that severe market failures prevent SMEs in southern euro area...

Using data from the Federal Reserve Banks' 2017 Small Business Credit Survey (SBCS), this paper investigates the various ways in which different types of firms with less than 500 employees experience and address hiring difficulties, including when they decide to increase compensation. {{p}} The...

Chapter 1 Analysis of the "Dutch Disease" Effect and Public Financial Management in Mongolian Economy -- Chapter 2 Enhancement in Governance Capacity of the Sovereign Wealth Funds of Mongolia -- Chapter 3 Government Financial Supports for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) in Mongolia --...