SMEs' Growth Heterogeneity - Evidence from Regional Developments

Regional Industrial Growth Evidence from Chinese Industries

This paper examines several theories of regional industrial development in the case of China. It studies regional factors representing three broadly defined sources of regional growth: dynamic externalities arising from knowledge spillovers, natural advantage and local market conditions, and foreign trade and direct investment. Using provincial-level data on two-digit Chinese Industrial Classif...

Unobserved Heterogeneity: Evidence and Implications for SMEs’ Hedging Behavior by

“Heterogeneity in the debt-growth nexus: Evidence from EMU

External Factors Affecting Firm Growth: Evidence from Small Scale Manufacturing Firms in Tigray Regional State of Ethiopia

It is widely agreed that small scale enterprises (SSEs) used to play a crucial role in achieving the industrial and economic development. Though SSEs play indispensable economic role, studies are limited to analyze the external factors that affect the growth of SSEs independently. Therefore, the objective of this paper is to examine the effect of external firm factors influencing small scale ma...

Regional Growth and Resilience: Evidence from Urban IT Centers

The ability to attract and maintain industries that grow rapidly, produce positive spillovers for other businesses, and remain relatively resilient to global and national economic fluctuations that can have especially negative effects on lessdiversified urban areas is the goal of many state and local policymakers. While the goal is clear, implementating it can be challenging, especially in a ra...