Small and Medium Enterprises across the Globe : A New Database
This paper describes a new cross-country database on the importance of small and medium enterprises (SMEs). This database is unique in that it presents consistent and comparable information on the contribution of the SME sector to total employment...
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okr-10986-181312021-04-23T14:03:41Z Small and Medium Enterprises across the Globe : A New Database Ayyagari, Meghana Beck, Thorsten Demirguc-Kunt, Asli ACCESS TO INFORMATION BLACK MARKET PREMIUM BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT INDICATORS COMMERCIAL TRANSACTIONS COMPANY COMPANY LAW COST OF CONTRACT ENFORCEMENT CREDIT INFORMATION ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC POLICIES EMPLOYMENT ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT ENTRY BARRIERS EXCHANGE RATE FINANCIAL DEVELOPMENT FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS FINANCIAL SECTOR FINANCIAL SERVICES FIRM SIZE GNP GOVERNMENT CONSUMPTION GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURES HUMAN CAPITAL HUMAN CAPITAL ACCUMULATION IMPORTS INCOME INCOME DISTRIBUTION INCOME LEVELS INFLATION INFLATION RATES INFORMAL ECONOMY INFORMAL ENTERPRISES INFORMAL SECTOR LABOR FORCE LABOR MARKET LABOR MARKETS LARGE ENTERPRISES MACROECONOMIC STABILITY MEDIUM-SCALE ENTERPRISES NATIONAL INCOME POLITICAL ECONOMY POVERTY ALLEVIATION PRIVATE CREDIT PRIVATE PROPERTY PRIVATE SECTOR PRODUCTIVITY PROPERTY RIGHTS REGULATION OF ENTRY REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT REGULATORY QUALITY SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISE SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES SMALL BUSINESS SMALL ENTERPRISE SMALL FIRM SMALL FIRMS SME SME DEVELOPMENT SME SECTOR SME STATISTICS SMES MEDIUM ENTERPRISES SMALL ENTERPRISES DATABASES ECONOMIC GROWTH EMPLOYMENT POVERTY ALLEVIATION MECHANISMS SOCIAL CONDITIONS MANUFACTURING SECTOR LOW INCOME DEVELOPING COUNTRIES HIGH INCOME COUNTRIES BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT MACROECONOMIC POLICY LABOR MARKET This paper describes a new cross-country database on the importance of small and medium enterprises (SMEs). This database is unique in that it presents consistent and comparable information on the contribution of the SME sector to total employment and GDP across different countries. The dataset improves on existing publicly available datasets on several grounds. First, it extends coverage to a broader set of developing and industrial economies. Second, it provides information on the contribution of the SME sector using a uniform definition of SMEs across different countries, allowing for consistent cross-country comparisons. Third, while we follow the traditional definition of the SME sector as being part of the formal sector, the new database also includes the size of the SME sector relative to the informal sector. This paper describes the sources and the construction of the different indicators, presents descriptive statistics, and explores correlations with other socioeconomic variables. 2014-05-01T18:48:52Z 2014-05-01T18:48:52Z 2003-08 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/08/2511638/small-medium-enterprises-across-globe-new-database http://hdl.handle.net/10986/18131 English en_US Policy Research Working Paper;No. 3127 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper Publications & Research |
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ACCESS TO INFORMATION BLACK MARKET PREMIUM BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT INDICATORS COMMERCIAL TRANSACTIONS COMPANY COMPANY LAW COST OF CONTRACT ENFORCEMENT CREDIT INFORMATION ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC POLICIES EMPLOYMENT ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT ENTRY BARRIERS EXCHANGE RATE FINANCIAL DEVELOPMENT FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS FINANCIAL SECTOR FINANCIAL SERVICES FIRM SIZE GNP GOVERNMENT CONSUMPTION GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURES HUMAN CAPITAL HUMAN CAPITAL ACCUMULATION IMPORTS INCOME INCOME DISTRIBUTION INCOME LEVELS INFLATION INFLATION RATES INFORMAL ECONOMY INFORMAL ENTERPRISES INFORMAL SECTOR LABOR FORCE LABOR MARKET LABOR MARKETS LARGE ENTERPRISES MACROECONOMIC STABILITY MEDIUM-SCALE ENTERPRISES NATIONAL INCOME POLITICAL ECONOMY POVERTY ALLEVIATION PRIVATE CREDIT PRIVATE PROPERTY PRIVATE SECTOR PRODUCTIVITY PROPERTY RIGHTS REGULATION OF ENTRY REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT REGULATORY QUALITY SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISE SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES SMALL BUSINESS SMALL ENTERPRISE SMALL FIRM SMALL FIRMS SME SME DEVELOPMENT SME SECTOR SME STATISTICS SMES MEDIUM ENTERPRISES SMALL ENTERPRISES DATABASES ECONOMIC GROWTH EMPLOYMENT POVERTY ALLEVIATION MECHANISMS SOCIAL CONDITIONS MANUFACTURING SECTOR LOW INCOME DEVELOPING COUNTRIES HIGH INCOME COUNTRIES BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT MACROECONOMIC POLICY LABOR MARKET Ayyagari, Meghana Beck, Thorsten Demirguc-Kunt, Asli Small and Medium Enterprises across the Globe : A New Database |
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Policy Research Working Paper;No. 3127 |
| description |
This paper describes a new cross-country
database on the importance of small and medium enterprises
(SMEs). This database is unique in that it presents
consistent and comparable information on the contribution of
the SME sector to total employment and GDP across different
countries. The dataset improves on existing publicly
available datasets on several grounds. First, it extends
coverage to a broader set of developing and industrial
economies. Second, it provides information on the
contribution of the SME sector using a uniform definition of
SMEs across different countries, allowing for consistent
cross-country comparisons. Third, while we follow the
traditional definition of the SME sector as being part of
the formal sector, the new database also includes the size
of the SME sector relative to the informal sector. This
paper describes the sources and the construction of the
different indicators, presents descriptive statistics, and
explores correlations with other socioeconomic variables. |
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Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper |
| author |
Ayyagari, Meghana Beck, Thorsten Demirguc-Kunt, Asli |
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Ayyagari, Meghana Beck, Thorsten Demirguc-Kunt, Asli |
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Ayyagari, Meghana |
| title |
Small and Medium Enterprises across the Globe : A New Database |
| title_short |
Small and Medium Enterprises across the Globe : A New Database |
| title_full |
Small and Medium Enterprises across the Globe : A New Database |
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Small and Medium Enterprises across the Globe : A New Database |
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Small and Medium Enterprises across the Globe : A New Database |
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small and medium enterprises across the globe : a new database |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
| publishDate |
2014 |
| url |
http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/08/2511638/small-medium-enterprises-across-globe-new-database http://hdl.handle.net/10986/18131 |
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