This paper seeks to analyze the factors affecting the growth of enterprises in the Philippines, as measured from the … in 2009, we correlate the observed growth of these firms with reported constraints in the business environment within … 2009, more than a third of these firms expanded their payroll and majority saw growth in real sales. Amidst a sea of …

.S. employers to estimate the effects of financial access on employment growth. Our methods combine regressions with matching on … constraints impede small business growth prior to loan receipt. We also investigate the variation in estimated employment effects …