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Microlending: Is There Demand for Such Loans in Germany?
Kritikos, Alexander S.; Kneiding, Christoph - In: Weekly Report 6 (2010) 14, pp. 105-111
A lack of financial means is viewed as a key reason why small businesses fail. Therefore, also in Germany several institutions tried to establish microloans as a financing tool. A first empirical study, building a benchmark for similar studies in Western Europe, shows that about 15 percent of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011601303
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Mikrokredite: Bedarf auch in Deutschland
Kritikos, Alexander S.; Kneiding, Christoph - In: DIW Wochenbericht 76 (2009) 27/28, pp. 451-456
Fehlende Finanzierung wird als ein zentraler Grund angesehen, warum kleine Unternehmen scheitern. Seit einigen Jahren wird daher versucht, das Instrument der Mikrokredite auch in Deutschland zu etablieren. Eine erste empirische Studie zeigt, dass rund 15 Prozent aller Selbständigen Interesse an...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011602024
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Demand side analysis of microlending markets in Germany
Kritikos, Alexander S.; Kneiding, Christoph; … - 2009
In developing and transition economies, microlending has become an effective instrument for providing micro businesses … banking systems, however, there has been ongoing debate on the question of whether an uncovered demand for microlending … services exists. The present pilot study explores customer preferences for microlending products in Germany. Among the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010271099
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Demand side analysis of microlending markets in Germany
Kritikos, Alexander S.; Kneiding, Christoph; … - 2009
In developing and transition economies, microlending has become an effective instrument for providing micro businesses … banking systems, however, there has been ongoing debate on the question of whether an uncovered demand for microlending … services exists. The present pilot study explores customer preferences for microlending products in Germany. Among the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010274539
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Microlending: Is There Demand for Such Loans in Germany?
Kritikos, Alexander S.; Kneiding, Christoph - In: Weekly Report 6 (2010) 14, pp. 105-111
A lack of financial means is viewed as a key reason why small businesses fail. Therefore, also in Germany several institutions tried to establish microloans as a financing tool. A first empirical study, building a benchmark for similar studies in Western Europe, shows that about 15 percent of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008509068
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Demand Side Analysis of Microlending Markets in Germany
Kritikos, Alexander; Kneiding, Christoph; Germelmann, … - In: Journal of Economics and Statistics (Jahrbuecher fuer … 229 (2009) 5, pp. 523-543
In developing and transition economies, microlending has become an effective instrument for providing micro businesses … banking systems, however, there has been ongoing debate on the question of whether an uncovered demand for microlending …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008476392
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Demand Side Analysis of Microlending Markets in Germany
Kritikos, Alexander S.; Kneiding, Christoph; … - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2009
In developing and transition economies, microlending has become an effective instrument for providing micro businesses … banking systems, however, there has been ongoing debate on the question of whether an uncovered demand for microlending … services exists. The present pilot study explores customer preferences for microlending products in Germany. Among the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005011900
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Mikrokredite: Bedarf auch in Deutschland
Kritikos, Alexander S.; Kneiding, Christoph - In: DIW Wochenbericht 76 (2009) 27/28, pp. 451-456
Fehlende Finanzierung wird als ein zentraler Grund angesehen, warum kleine Unternehmen scheitern. Seit einigen Jahren wird daher versucht, das Instrument der Mikrokredite auch in Deutschland zu etablieren. Eine erste empirische Studie zeigt, dass rund 15 Prozent aller Selbständigen Interesse an...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005070780
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Is there a Market for Microlending in Industrialized Countries?
Kritikos, Alexander S.; Kneiding, Christoph; … - 2006
While in less developed and in transition economies microlending has become an efficient instrument for providing small … systems, the existence and size of an uncovered demand for microlending services has been controversially discussed. This … study explores the inclination towards microlending products, with information drawn from 213 interviews conducted with …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010297252
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Is there a Market for Microlending in Industrialized Countries?
Kritikos, Alexander S.; Kneiding, Christoph; … - Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2006
While in less developed and in transition economies microlending has become an efficient instrument for providing small … systems, the existence and size of an uncovered demand for microlending services has been controversially discussed. This … study explores the inclination towards microlending products, with information drawn from 213 interviews conducted with …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008683699