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Gender differences in Type 1 credit rationing of small businesses in the US

Mijid, Naranchimeg - In: Cogent economics & finance 3 (2015) 1, pp. 1-14

This paper explores Type 1 credit rationing by gender using data from the 1998 and 2003 Survey of Small Business Finances (SSBF). Type 1 credit rationing occurs when borrowers receive a smaller loan than they requested. We use two measures of Type 1 credit rationing to examine whether it is...

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Trade-off-theory vs. pecking order theory and the determinants of corporate leverage : evidence from a panel data analysis upon French SMEs (2002 - 2010)

Adair, Philippe; Adaskou, Mohamed - In: Cogent economics & finance 3 (2015) 1, pp. 1-11

dependent variable being the debt ratio, we apply a linear model upon a balanced panel data-set of 2,370 French SMEs over the … SMEs as well as growth opportunities support POT. However, the relationship between corporate leverage and the age of SMEs …

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SMEs capital structure determinants during severe economic crisis : the case of Greece

Balios, D.; Daskalakis, N.; Eriotis, Nikolaos; … - In: Cogent economics & finance 4 (2016) 1, pp. 1-11

The objective of this paper was to explore whether and how the main capital structure determinants of SMEs affected … capital structure determination in different ways during the years of economic crisis. We used panel data of 8,052 SMEs … an environment of economic crisis; larger SMEs continued to show higher debt ratios, the relationship between …

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Mental budgeting and the financial management of small and medium entrepreneurs

Hoque, Mohammed Ziaul - In: Cogent economics & finance 5 (2017) 1, pp. 1-19

The present study examines the influences of mental budgeting on the financial management of SMEs, via a survey of SME … owners’ practices regarding various issues in financial management. The samples of 201 SMEs were randomly selected from the … influences on the financial management of SMEs. However, no evidences of several aspects were found in the same field. …

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Determinants of micro and small enterprises financial performance in the non-farm sector of Ghana : a quantile regression approach

Ayambila, Sylvester N. - In: Cogent economics & finance 11 (2023) 2, pp. 1-30

; gender of the enterprise owner, enterprise owner's age, technical education, enterprise years of operation, enterprise … irrespective of whether the enterprise is performing well or not. Technical education should be promoted in order to improve …

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Religion, caste and access to credit by SMEs : is there a link?

Ghosh, Saibal - In: Cogent economics & finance 11 (2023) 1, pp. 1-23

Using unit-level data on the entire population of registered manufacturing SMEs in 2007 for India, we explore the … addition, the results also show SMEs for the aforesaid religious categories are less likely to use institutional credit …. Therefore, our findings underscore the role and relevance of religion in influencing SMEs access to credit for a large emerging …

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The effect of a moveable collateral registry on MSME access to finance : evidence from Malawi

Pendame, Susan; Akotey, Joseph Oscar - In: Cogent economics & finance 11 (2023) 1, pp. 1-13

This study explores to answer the question: does the introduction of a moveable collateral registry lead to significant increase in access to credit to micro, small and medium-sized enterprises? We examine this question through a unique dataset collected from the moveable collateral registry and...

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Does COVID-19 affect small and medium enterprises' capital structure in Vietnam?

Quoc Trung Nguyen Kim - In: Cogent economics & finance 11 (2023) 1, pp. 1-18

This study estimates the effect of COVID-19 on listed small and medium enterprises' capital structures in Vietnam from 2010 to 2020 by a dynamic panel model with 825 observations. Conducting the generalized method of moments, the findings show that COVID-19 is a significant factor affecting...

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The effect of new and traditional sources of financing on the performance of small and entrepreneurship businesses : the case of Qatar

Elgammal, Mohammed Mohammed; Al Bakri, Anas Abdel Karim; … - In: Cogent economics & finance 11 (2023) 2, pp. 1-23

Purpose: This paper investigates how entrepreneurial finance in Qatar affects the performance of small and entrepreneurship businesses (SEB). It is the first study examining the financial decisions of SEB in Qatar, illustrating the advantages and disadvantages of traditional and innovative...

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Financial literacy, access to digital finance and performance of SMEs : evidence From Central region of Ghana

Agyapong, Gloria Kakrabah-Quarshie; Agyapong, Daniel - In: Cogent economics & finance 10 (2022) 1, pp. 1-21

. First, the study analysed SMEs’ digital platform knowledge and utilisation. It examined the relationship between financial … finance on SMEs’ financial literacy and performance. The study employed the quantitative research approach. Using the … purposive sampling technique, a total of 400 responses were gathered from SMEs in Cape Coast, Mankessim, Assin Fosu, Agona …

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