Based on a sample of venture capital (VC)-backed IPO firms, we examine whether tolerance
for failure spurs corporate innovation. We develop a novel measure of VC investors' failure …

Outline of this report 4 Main messages of this report 17 1.1 Access to finance vs. use:
voluntary and involuntary exclusion 29 1.2 Access to finance: supply vs. demand constraints …

Recent data compilations show that many poor and nonpoor people in many developing
countries face a high degree of financial exclusion and high barriers in access to finance …

This paper examines international technology transfers using firm-level data across 43
developing countries. Its findings show that exporting and importing activities are important …

There is a continuous commitment of policymakers in the UK to support innovation in small
and medium-sized firms. For these policy initiatives to be successful, an understanding of …

In the past decade inclusive growth, that is job-rich growth, has topped the policy agenda in
developing countries. This paper investigates how the access to finance affects employment …

Innovation is widely acknowledged as one of the key factors in firm competitiveness and has
become prominent in SMEs' strategies and government policy. However empirical studies …

В статье исследованы особенности хозяйственного порядка, который сложился в
республиках бывшего СССР и препятствует их инновационному развитию. Показано …

Innovation is key to technology adoption and creation, and to explaining the vast differences
in productivity across and within countries. Despite the central role of the entrepreneur in the …

The main objective of this article is to contribute empirically to the understanding of the
impact that eco-innovation has on firms' financial performance within the framework of the …