-size enterprises (SMEs) in 113 countries around the world. Our results from a probit selection model indicate that higher bank market …This study investigates the relationship between bank market power and firms’ financing constraints, indicated by the … likelihood of being discouraged from applying for bank loans. The full data sample covers more than 72,000 small and medium …

Bank loans are the main sources of financing the Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SME) sector of the Thai economy …. This sector contributes to about 37% GDP and employs about 80% of the labor force. Recent data indicate a decline in bank … lending; this necessitates the efficient use of available funds and strategies to diversify SME financing. Using data from …

This study examines the transmission of monetary policy in the eurozone from 2005 to 2021. The novelty of this research … lies in defining the European Central Bank's monetary policy through three dimensions extracted via principal component … monetary policy within the Eurozone. Specifically, dimension 2, which represents the yield curve structure and the ECB …

In this study, we aim to assess the relevance of credit composition to entrepreneurship empirically in light of the …-called neutrality principle or undertake an active credit policy. We employ a panel data model to quantify the effect of credit … composition on entrepreneurship in 54 high- and middle-income economies from 2001 to 2016. To capture credit composition, we …

The purpose of this research is to examine the impact of microfinance bank credit and its debt servicing on the … profitability of SMEs in Alimosho Local Government Area, Lagos State, Nigeria. A survey was carried out involving 387 SMEs in … service deteriorates significantly the profitability of selected SMEs in the Alimosho local government area of Lagos state …

Adequate credit availability for small businesses is an important public policy issue because small businesses are … potentially support financial institutions in the provision of credit to small businesses through the use of advances from the … Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB) system that are secured with small business loans. We explore the relation between FHLB advances …

We analyze small business lending at U.S. commercial banks, how it has changed over time and how it differs by bank … negative impact on lending to small businesses at community banks but not their large bank counterparts. This result suggests … important insights for policy makers as they continue to deal with the credit access issues of small firms. …