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High Performance in Complex Spatial Systems: A Self-Organizing Mapping Approach with Reference to The Netherlands
Kourtit, Karima; Arribas-Bel, Daniel; Nijkamp, Peter - Tinbergen Instituut - 2013
that there are significant differences in the spatial and functional profile of large firms vis-à-vis SMEs across distinct …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011255701
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An Analysis of the Effects of the Severance Payment Reform on Credit to Italian SMEs
Calcagno, Riccardo; Kraeussl, Roman; Monticone, Chiara - Tinbergen Instituut - 2008
access to credit for small and medium-size enterprises (SMEs). The most direct consequence of the reform is to reduce in the … reduce the aggregate investment by SMEs in a more than proportional way, since it will restrict the access to credit for some … intermediated finance, coeteris paribus. In order to assess the effects of the reform on the investment of SMEs and on the cost of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011255902
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Why less? The Gendered Aspects of Small- and Medium-sized Enterprise (SME) Ownership under Economic Transition
Aidis, Ruta - Tinbergen Instituut - 2002
This paper explores the gendered influence on SME development under economic transition in Lithuania. Previous studies have shown that male and female business owners are more different than similar in terms of personal and business characteristics (Brush 1992). An analysis of 332 SME owners in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011256418
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Why don't we see more Small- and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) in Lithuania?
Aidis, Ruta - Tinbergen Instituut - 2002
This paper identifies the specific external barriers to SME development in Lithuania. An analysis of 332 SME owners reveals that formal barriers (taxes, frequent changes to and ambiguity of tax policies) and environmental barriers (low purchasing power, lack of funds for business investment)...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011257507