Entrepreneurship and Development : The Role of Information Asymmetries

Entrepreneurship and Development : The Role of Information Asymmetries

This article reviews the literature on the relationship between entrepreneurship and economic development and introduces four symposium articles. A common thread is that information asymmetries are important determinants of access to finance in young entrepreneurial firms. Policy recommendations are...

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Main Authors:	Klapper, Leora F., Love, Inessa
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	en_US
Published:	World Bank 2013
Subjects:	access to finance bank financing banking relationships economic development economic growth employment status entrepreneur entrepreneurs exclusion financial access income groups informal financing Information Asymmetries internal funds International Bank loan loan products new market Self-Employment Union
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/13485

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