Enterprise Size, Financing Patterns, and Credit Constraints in Brazil investigates the importance of firm size with respect to accessing credit. The principal findings are that size strongly affects access to credit compared to firm performance, and other factors, such as management education,...

Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- Firm Size, Financing, Access to Credit, and Credit Constraints -- Financial Institution Ownership and Access to Credit -- Financial Access as an Obstacle to Growth Compared to Other Variables -- Conclusion -- Appendix -- References -- LIST OF...

This paper explores the extent to which formal, regulated financial institutions such as banks have been able to partner with "correspondents"- commercial entities whose primary objective and business is other than the provision of financial services. The paper illustrates the case of Brazil,...