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Does Finance Really Matter for the Participation of SMEs in International Trade? Evidence from 8,080 East Asian Firms

Jinjarak, Yothin; Mutuc, Paulo Jose; Wignaraja, Ganeshan - Asian Development Bank Institute, Asian Development Bank - 2014

This paper studies factors associated with firm participation in export markets, focusing primarily on firm size and … interdependent relationships between export participation, firm size, and access to credit. SMEs participating in export markets tend … participation in export markets. The estimation results also point to the supportive influences of foreign ownership, worker …

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Regional Trade Agreements and Enterprises in Southeast Asia

Wignaraja, Ganeshan - Asian Development Bank Institute, Asian Development Bank - 2013

This paper undertakes a comparative and firm-level analysis of the impact of regional trade agreements (RTAs) in Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines. It finds that firm-heterogeneity matters in RTA use. Acquiring knowledge about RTAs, building technological capabilities, and membership of...

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Why Do SMEs Not Borrow More from Banks? Evidence from the People's Republic of China and Southeast Asia

Wignaraja, Ganeshan; Jinjarak, Yothin - Asian Development Bank Institute, Asian Development Bank - 2015

age, and export participation. Fourth, personal assets of SME owners tend to matter more as collateral for SME borrowing …

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SME Internationalization through Global Value Chains and Free Trade Agreements: Malaysian Evidence

Arudchelvan, Menaka; Wignaraja, Ganeshan - Asian Development Bank Institute, Asian Development Bank - 2015

Growing internationalization of firms in Asia through participation in global value chains (GVCs) and free trade agreements (FTAs) has focused attention on small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Yet there is scant literature on the characteristics of SMEs involved in GVCs and FTAs. Malaysia...

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Environmental Regulation and Competitiveness: Evidence from Romania

Arouri, Mohamed El Hedi; Caporale, Guglielmo Maria; … - In: Ecological Economics 81 (2012) C, pp. 130-139

Stricter environmental regulations may increase costs and thereby may lead to a loss of competitiveness which implies a decline in exports, increase in imports and in the long term a shift of pollution intensive industries from countries with stringent regulations towards those with less strict...

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