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Financial development and employment : evidence from transition countries
Schäfer, Dorothea; Steiner, Susan - 2014
This paper studies the association between a country's level of financial development and firms' employment growth. We … development affects the employment of firms with low managerial capital negatively, while firms with high managerial capital … Enterprise Performance Survey covering transition countries in Eastern Europe and Central Asia. We use firm size as a proxy for …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010361348
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Financial Development and Employment : Evidence from Transition Countries
Schäfer, Dorothea - 2014
This paper studies the association between a country's level of financial development and firms' employment growth. We … development affects the employment of firms with low managerial capital negatively, while firms with high managerial capital … Enterprise Performance Survey covering transition countries in Eastern Europe and Central Asia. We use firm size as a proxy for …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013052318
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Remedial role of financial development in corporate investment amid financing constraints and agency costs
Khan, Muhammad Kaleem; He, Ying; Kaleem, Ahmad; Akram, Umair - In: Journal of business economics and management 19 (2018) 1, pp. 176-191
The study investigates the role of financial development in boosting the investment efficiency of firms' investments in China. Using a large sample of firm-level financial data and country level economic data over the period 2004-2015, present study creates a link between financial and real...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012174741
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Diversity across EU banking sectors : poorly researched and underappreciated
Kotz, Hans-Helmut; Schäfer, Dorothea - In: Vierteljahrshefte zur Wirtschaftsforschung 87 (2018) 4, pp. 141-151
Interest in the role of diversity in banking sectors has increased substantially since the financial crisis (and the subsequent sovereign debt crises) have hit European countries differentially. The purpose of this note is to hint at crucial research gaps in terms of appreciating consequences of...
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Financial inclusion in Asia : an overview
Ayyagari, Meghana; Beck, Thorsten - 2015
This paper provides an analysis of financial development and inclusion in developing Asia using data from a wide array of sources. We show that in terms of aggregate measures of financial development, the region as a whole has superior banking sector depth compared to other developing regions;...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011346230
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Financing Asia's growth
Estrada, Gemma B.; Noland, Marcus; Park, Donghyun; … - 2015
Recent key challenges highlight the need to revisit Asia's financial development. These include the region's growth slowdown since the global crisis, compounded by a less benign external environment; internal structural challenges, such as population aging; and the maturing of much of the region...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011305285
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The financial systems of financially less developed Asian economies : key features and reform priorities
Batten, Aaron; Doung, Poullang; Enkhbold, Enerelt; … - 2015
Developing Asia's financial depth as a whole compares favorably with other parts of the developing world, but there are wide variations across subregions and economies. This paper examines the key features and reform priorities of the financial systems in Bangladesh, Cambodia, Georgia, Mongolia,...
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Evaluating the relationship between financial sustainability and socio-economic development of countries
Kremen, Viktoriia; Shkolnyk, Inna; Semenog, Andrii; … - In: Central European economic journal 6 (2019) 53, pp. 25-38
This paper examines the mainstream theories of "financial sustainability" and "financial development". It is suggested understanding "financial development" as the complex dynamic characteristics of the financial sector, which is formed under the influence of financial and economic policy...
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Digital financial inclusion, economic freedom, financial development, and growth : implications from a panel data analysis
Rekha, G.; Rajamani, K.; Resmi, G. - 2021
An all-inclusive financial system is one of the channels through which information and communication technology (ICT) affects economic growth. Digital financial inclusion is an evolving phenomenon that enhances the ease of access to and availability of formal financial services. Further,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012500594
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Financial Crises, Financial Dependence, and Industry Growth
Laeven, Luc; Kroszner, Randall S.; Klingebiel, Daniela - 2004
Laeven, Klingebiel, and Kroszner investigate the link between financial crises and industry growth. They analyze data from 19 industrial and developing countries that have experienced financial crises during the past 30 years to investigate how financial crises affect sectors dependent on...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014113111