There is growing interest in impact investing, the idea of deploying capital to obtain both financial and social or environmental returns. Examination of every equity investment made by one of the largest and longest-operating impact investors across 130 emerging market and developing economies...

The paper is about the conceptual analysis and description of PE in developing countries. In doing so first the paper in its introductory part briefly explained the concept and reason why firms in emerging market look for PE. After that the study offered the historical development of PE in...

What determines the technology that a country adopts? While many factors affect technological adoption, the efficiency of the country's financial system may also play a significant role. To address this question, a dynamic contract model is embedded into a general equilibrium setting with...

What determines the technology that a country adopts? While many factors affect technological adoption, the efficiency of the country's financial system may also play a significant role. To address this question, a dynamic contract model is embedded into a general equilibrium setting with...

What is the role of a country's financial system in determining technology adoption? To examine this, a dynamic contract model is embedded into a general equilibrium setting with competitive intermediation. The terms of finance are dictated by an intermediary's ability to monitor and control a...

Venture capital funds pool and manage money from investors seeking private equity stakes in small and medium-size enterprises with strong growth potential. These investments tend to be long term, and the industry is relatively new in emerging markets. So only very recently has it been possible...

What determines the technology that a country adopts? While there could be many factors, the efficiency of the country's financial system may play a significant role. To address this question, a dynamic contract model is embedded into a general equilibrium setting with competitive...