), focusing on the role of competition and the institutional framework. Using a survey of banks in Argentina and Chile, the paper …

foster SME lending and attention has focused on improving the institutional environment, such that the financial system is … more willing to lend to SMEs. In this paper, we directly ask banks (the main providers of SME external finance) what … institutional framework play a role in banks' decisions. To do so, we use a unique survey of banks in Argentina and Chile, two …

Small and Medium-Size Enterprises (SMEs) in a developing country, Argentina, over the period 1996-1998. We find that the … higher probability of exporting. Training activities for employees are important to export outside of MERCOSUR. -- SME … ; Exports ; Argentina …