Small and Medium Enterprises : A Cross-Country Analysis with a New Data Set

In the aftermath of the global financial crisis of 2008-2009, there has been an increased interest in the role of small and medium enterprises in job creation and economic growth. However the lack of consistent indicators at the country level restr...

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Main Authors:	Ardic, Oya Pinar, Mylenko, Nataliya, Saltane, Valentina
Format:	Policy Research Working Paper
Language:	English
Published:	2012
Subjects:	ACCESS TO CREDIT ACCESS TO FINANCE ACCESS TO FINANCIAL SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY BANK ASSETS BANK BRANCHES BANK CONSOLIDATION BANK CREDIT BANK FINANCING BANK LENDING BANK LOANS BANKING CONCENTRATION BANKING RELATIONSHIPS BANKING STRUCTURE BANKING SYSTEM BANKING SYSTEM ASSETS BANKRUPTCY BANKRUPTCY LAWS BANKS BORROWER BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT BUSINESS ENVIRONMENTS CAPITALIZATION CASH FLOWS CENTRAL BANK CENTRAL BANKS COLLECTION PROCESSES COMMERCIAL BANK COMMERCIAL BANK LOANS COMMERCIAL BANKS CONSUMER LOANS CONTRACT ENFORCEMENT CORPORATION COST OF CREDIT CREDIT AVAILABILITY CREDIT BUREAU CREDIT CONSTRAINTS CREDIT HISTORY CREDIT INFORMATION CREDIT MARKET CREDIT PROVIDERS CREDIT REGISTRIES CREDIT REGISTRY CREDIT SCORING CREDIT TERMS CREDITWORTHINESS DEPENDENT DEPOSIT DEPOSITS DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DEVELOPMENT BANK DOMESTIC CREDIT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC GROWTH EMPLOYMENT EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES ENFORCEMENT PROCEDURES ENTERPRISE FINANCING ENTREPRENEURSHIP EXTENSION OF CREDIT EXTERNAL FINANCE EXTERNAL FINANCING FACTORING FEDERAL RESERVE FEDERAL RESERVE BANK FINANCE CORPORATION FINANCIAL ACCESS FINANCIAL CRISIS FINANCIAL DEVELOPMENT FINANCIAL INSTITUTION FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS FINANCIAL INTERMEDIATION FINANCIAL MARKET FINANCIAL MARKETS FINANCIAL REGULATOR FINANCIAL REGULATORS FINANCIAL STRUCTURE FINANCIAL SUPPORT FINANCIAL SYSTEMS FINANCING OBSTACLES FIRM SIZE FIRMS FORMAL BANK FORMAL FINANCIAL SERVICES GLOBAL ECONOMY GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT HOUSEHOLDS INDIVIDUAL ENTREPRENEURS INEQUALITY INFLATION INFORMAL ECONOMY INFORMATION SHARING INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS INTEREST RATE INTEREST RATE SPREAD INTEREST RATES INTERNATIONAL BANK INTERNATIONAL FINANCE JOB CREATION LACK OF ACCESS LACK OF COLLATERAL LARGE BANKS LARGE ENTERPRISES LARGE FIRMS LAW ENFORCEMENT LEASING LEGAL CONSTRAINTS LEGAL FRAMEWORKS LEGAL RIGHTS LEGAL SYSTEMS LENDERS LENDING INTEREST RATE LEVELS OF CREDIT LINES OF CREDIT LIQUIDITY LIQUIDITY CONSTRAINTS LISTED COMPANIES LOAN LOAN APPLICATION LOAN APPLICATIONS LOAN RATE LOAN RATES LOAN SIZE LOAN VOLUME LOANS TO INDIVIDUAL LOCAL FINANCIAL MARKET LONG-TERM LOANS MACROECONOMIC INSTABILITY MARKET CAPITALIZATION MARKET ECONOMY MARKET SIZE MEDIUM ENTERPRISE MEDIUM ENTERPRISES NET INTEREST MARGIN NUMBER OF BANK OFFSHORE CENTER OFFSHORE FINANCIAL CENTER OFFSHORE FINANCIAL CENTERS OPERATING COSTS OUTSTANDING LOANS OVERHEAD COSTS PORTFOLIO POVERTY ALLEVIATION PRIVATE CREDIT PRIVATE CREDIT BUREAU PUBLIC CREDIT REAL INTEREST REAL INTEREST RATE RISK PREMIUMS SCALE ENTERPRISES SHARE OF ASSETS SIZE OF FIRMS SMALL BANKS SMALL BUSINESS SMALL BUSINESS FINANCING SMALL BUSINESS LENDING SMALL BUSINESSES SMALL ENTERPRISES SMALL FIRM SMALL FIRM FINANCE SMALL FIRMS SMALL LOANS SME SME DEVELOPMENT SME FINANCE SME FINANCING SME LENDING SME SECTOR SME STATISTICS SUPERVISORY AGENCIES TRANSACTION TRANSACTION COSTS TRANSITION COUNTRIES TRANSITION COUNTRY TRANSITION ECONOMIES TRANSPARENCY UNION VENTURE CAPITAL
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