The informal sector is typically characterized as being very heterogeneous and possibly
composed of two clearly distinct segments, sometimes called the lower and upper tiers …

Business training is a widely used development tool, yet little is known about its impact. We
study the effects of such a business training program held in Central America. To deal with …

This paper investigates the patterns of capital entry barriers and capital returns in informal
micro and small enterprises (MSEs) using a unique micro dataset for seven West African …

Small entrepreneurs in poor countries achieve relatively high marginal returns to capital but
show only low re-investment rates. The literature is rather inconclusive about the possible …

Method The review will follow international standards of systematic reviews in international
development, employing a transparent decision making process for literature searching …

Little is known about the nature of physical capital in the less-developed countries. This
article addresses the lack of empirical study related to depreciation rates, which are a …

Economic development requires the growth of productive firms. However, financing
constraints may limit firms? investment abilities. This paper estimates the cost of financing …

2 Materials and methods __________________________________… 6 2.1 Assessment
methods................................................................................................ 6 2.2 LCA …

This paper argues that family financing through loans for investment or intermediate in'put
purchases may allow relatively unproductive firms to stay in the market, reducing average …

Für die Bildung eines funktionalen Nervensystems in Vertebraten ist ein Gleichgewicht
zwischen inhibitorischen und exzitatorischen Neuronen essentiell. Ein Schlüsselfaktor in der …