.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 …

, there has been little empirical research on the determinants of startup firm growth. This paper uses panel data techniques … through 2001. We find strong evidence that access to external finance (loans) increases the growth of both employment and … sales. Taxes appear to constrain growth. There is some evidence that entrepreneurial skills increase growth, but only weak …

, there has been little empirical research on the determinants of startup firm growth. This paper uses panel data techniques … through 2001. We find strong evidence that access to external finance (loans) increases the growth of both employment and … sales. Taxes appear to constrain growth. There is some evidence that entrepreneurial skills increase growth, but only weak …

.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 …