We try to contribute to both the finance-growth literature and the community banking
literature by testing the effects of the relative health of community banks on economic …

Economic growth is the basis of increased prosperity. This makes the attainment of growth a
key objective for governments across the world. The rate of growth can be affected by policy …

Small and medium enterprises (SEMs) are notably the engines that drive economic
development. The businesses account for almost 90% of businesses in both leading and …

The adoption of cleaner production practices (CPP) can promote environmental, economic
and operational benefits for the textile industry. The objective of this research was to …

Sažetak This article aims to examine how certain economic and social factors influence
short-and long-term performance of small and medium enterprises (SMEs). SMEs' …

Purpose This paper addresses the mediating effect of structural infrastructure capability on
the relationship between entrepreneurial orientation (EO) and SMEs performance in …

This paper explores the relationship between the relative size of the Small and Medium
Enterprise (SME) sector, economic growth, and poverty alleviation using a new database on …

Developed countries are the exception, not the rule. Billions of dollars of aid and countless
hours of advice notwithstanding, most countries have not been able to foster sustained …

The law and finance literature highlights the role of investor rights in financial development,
firm corporate governance, and financing patterns. For a panel of 35 countries, we …

This paper tests a credit channel of monetary policy (especially a bank-lending channel) in
the housing market. We argue that the relevance of the credit channel depends on the …