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Financing small and medium enterprises in Asia and the Pacific
Masato Abe, Michael Troilo, Orgil BatsaikhanThe purpose of this paper is to propose policy suggestions for the financing of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the Asia-Pacific region. Recent literature suggests that…
Cultural traits and stock market development: an empirical analysis
Nabamita Dutta, Deepraj MukherjeeDuring recent times, the stock market has emerged as a major financial institution of an economy. Yet, cross-country differences, in size and role of stock market, persist. The…
Using the eurostat-OECD definition of high-growth firms: a cautionary note
Sven-Olov Daunfeldt, Dan Johansson, Daniel HalvarssonHigh-growth firms (HGFs) have attracted an increasing amount of attention from researchers and policymakers, and the Eurostat-Organisation for Economic Co-operation and…
Measuring Schumpeterian activity using a composite indicator
John Mann, David ShidelerAs an economic development strategy, entrepreneurship policies should target innovative activities – those which Schumpeter described as leading to new goods, production methods…
Gender differences in the use of assistance programs
Juita-Elena (Wie) Yusuf– The purpose of this paper is to examine differences in factors influencing use of entrepreneurial assistance programs by male and female entrepreneurs.
U.S. State Government policies and entrepreneurship
Dmitriy Krichevskiy, Thomas Snyder– The purpose of this paper is to test the effects of government policies on entrepreneurial activity within the 50 US states.
Building boundary capabilities at the base of the pyramid
Stephen Mezias, Mohamad FakhreddinOver the last 15 years, articles about the base of the pyramid (BOP) have begun to appear in scholarly business journals. Although attention was driven initially by claims that…
