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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 - 2015

banks, and widening the scope of collateral are possible ways to facilitate increased bank borrowing by SMEs. … medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the People's Republic of China (PRC) and five Southeast Asian economies (Indonesia … finance since the global financial crisis, including sources of credit, lender types, and collateral types. First, SMEs …

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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 - 2014

experience, and collateral/loan value on access to credit for SMEs. … access to credit, based on a survey sample comprising observations of 8,080 small and medium enterprises (SMEs) (with fewer … than 100 employees) and non-SME firms in developing East Asian countries across sectors. The main findings suggest the …

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Skilled Immigration and Firm-Level Upgrading as Exports Boosters in a Developing Country

Lombardo, Carlo; Peñaloza-Pacheco, Leonardo - 2025

We examine firm-level upgrading in Colombian manufacturing firms as a result of a high-skilled labor supply shock triggered by the Venezuelan exodus. Using a unique and confidential dataset from 2013 to 2019 and a shift-share instrumental variables approach, we find that the increased supply of...

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Structural change and industrial upgrading in the Philippines: Stylized facts and routes towards sophisticated economic diversification

Pelkmans-Balaoing, Edylinda Annette Oreta; Mendoza, Adrian - 2024

Using time series data from 1945 to 2023, this paper develops stylized facts to trace the historical origins of the Philippines' narrow economic base. Econometric models are then estimated to analyze the drivers and benefits of economic diversification in the Philippines. The empirical results...

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New challenges for industrial policy

Naudé, Wim - 2010

, (iv) the rise of China and India, and (v) the rise of the 'entrepreneurial economy'. Directions for further research are …

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Positionierung der deutschen Industrie im globalen Konsolidierungsprozess: im Auftrag des Bundesministeriums für Wirtschaft und Technologie

Reinhard, Michael; Schedl, Hans; Buchwald, Achim; … - 2007

Die vorliegende Studie wurde im Auftrag des Bundesministeriums für Wirtschaft und Technologie erstellt und im Oktober 2006 abgeschlossen. Gegenstand der Studie ist die Untersuchung des Globalisierungs- und Anpassungsprozesses sowie seiner Ergebnisse in Deutschland, Frankreich, Großbritannien,...

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Convergence of Knowledge-intensive Sectors and the EU's External Competitiveness

Biege, Sabine; Borowiecki, Martin; Dachs, Bernhard; … - 2012

The share of knowledge-intensive services and products in total output and demand and in the production of advanced, but also less advanced or emerging economies, has steadily increased over time and especially so for the knowledge-intensive services. This 'quaternization' of the economies not...

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The impact of structural transformation on global value chains in the MENA countries

Frikha, Nihel; Gabsi, Foued Badr - In: Naše gospodarstvo / Our Economy 70 (2024) 2, pp. 1-11

Several studies on economic transition propose that structural change in developing countries, that involves reallocating from less productive to more productive sectors, might enhance participation in global value chains (GVCs). However, there is a lack of empirical work on this claim. This...

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The role of patents and secrecy for intellectual property protection: theory and evidence

Mosel, Malte - 2012

Traditionally patents are seen as the gold standard for intellectual property protection. But, in line with empirical findings that secrecy is considered more important for appropriating returns, recent theories predict that firms keep their most important inventions secret. This article...

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Access to Finance and Composition of Funding during the Crisis: A firm-level analysis for Latin American countries

Leitner, Sandra M.; Stehrer, Robert - 2012

investment projects. The analysis uses data collected as part of the World Bank Enterprise Survey (WBES) component of the Latin … deteriorated, more intensely relied on bank and supply-chain-financing, foreign firms or firms that were part of a group more … strongly availed of internal funds, while firms that both export and import more intensely drew on bank credits to fund their …

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