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Estimating an SME investment gap and the contribution of financing frictions
Lawless, Martina; O'Toole, Conor; Slaymaker, Rachel - 2018
has focused on whether investment gaps exist at a more aggregate level, we find evidence that for SMEs actual investment …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011985182
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The determinants of SME capital structure across the lifecycle
Martinez Cillero, Maria; Lawless, Martina; O'Toole, Conor - 2019
empirical evidence is available explaining cross country differences in the capital structure of SMEs over the life cycle. This …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011985206
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SME investment determinants and financing constraints: A stochastic frontier approach
Martinez-Cillero, Maria; Lawless, Martina; O'Toole, Conor - 2021
presence of constraints. We also test whether liquid assets, indebtedness and investment dissatisfaction impact SMEs investment …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012606247
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Cost of doing business during COVID-19: SME investment in public health compliance
Kren, Janez; Lawless, Martina; O'Toole, Conor - 2021
In this paper, we use a novel survey module to consider investment in health-related expenditures by SMEs following the … that 86 per cent of SMEs invested in health measures with a mean investment of =C15,500 and a median of =C3,500. Nearly all …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012606249
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SME credit constraints and macroeconomic effects
Gerlach-Kristen, Petra; O'Connell, Brian; O'Toole, Conor - 2013
This research attempts to answer two particular questions: a) what factors drive SME credit constraints in the Irish economy and b) what is the impact of such constraints on the macro-economy, in particular on employment and investment. We find that constraints decrease with firm size while...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010392463
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The determinants of SME capital structure across the lifecycle
Martinez Cillero, Maria; Lawless, Martina; O'Toole, Conor - 2019
empirical evidence is available explaining cross country differences in the capital structure of SMEs over the life cycle. This …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011975098
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Estimating an SME investment gap and the contribution of financing frictions
Lawless, Martina; O'Toole, Conor; Slaymaker, Rachel - 2018
has focused on whether investment gaps exist at a more aggregate level, we find evidence that for SMEs actual investment …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011805629
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Analysing SME investment, financing constraints and its determinants : a stochastic frontier approach
Martinez Cillero, Maria; Lawless, Martina; O'Toole, Conor - In: International review of economics & finance : IREF 85 (2023), pp. 578-588
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014428195
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SME investment determinants and financing constraints: a stochastic frontier approach
Martinez Cillero, Maria; Lawless, Martina; O'Toole, Conor - 2021
presence of constraints. We also test whether liquid assets, indebtedness and investment dissatisfaction impact SMEs investment …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012510299
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Cost of doing business during COVID-19 : SME investment in public health compliance
Kren, Janez; Lawless, Martina; O'Toole, Conor - 2021
In this paper, we use a novel survey module to consider investment in health-related expenditures by SMEs following the … that 86 per cent of SMEs invested in health measures with a mean investment of =C15,500 and a median of =C3,500. Nearly all …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012520133