Microenterprise Programs in California
Author : Meenaxi Raval Panakkal
Publisher :
Page : 346 pages
File Size : 48,26 MB
Release : 2002
Category : Microfinance
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Author : Meenaxi Raval Panakkal
Publisher :
Page : 346 pages
File Size : 48,26 MB
Release : 2002
Category : Microfinance
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Author : Cynthia So
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 16,72 MB
Release : 1996
Category : Business incubators
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Author :
Publisher :
Page : 554 pages
File Size : 34,51 MB
Release : 1996-05
Category : Small business
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Author : Andres Alvarado
Publisher :
Page : 188 pages
File Size : 44,80 MB
Release : 2002
Category :
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Author : Urban Small Business Employment Project (California)
Publisher :
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 47,11 MB
Release : 1981
Category : Industrial policy
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Author : United States. General Accounting Office. National Security and International Affairs Division
Publisher :
Page : 22 pages
File Size : 44,71 MB
Release : 1991
Category : International business enterprises
ISBN :
Author : Josh Lerner
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 366 pages
File Size : 50,44 MB
Release : 2010-06-15
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0226473104
Often considered one of the major forces behind economic growth and development, the entrepreneurial firm can accelerate the speed of innovation and dissemination of new technologies, thus increasing a country's competitive edge in the global market. As a result, cultivating a strong culture of entrepreneurial thinking has become a primary goal throughout the world. Surprisingly, there has been little systematic research or comparative analysis to show how the growth of entrepreneurship differs among countries in various stages of development. International Differences in Entrepreneurship fills this void by explaining how a country's institutional differences, cultural considerations, and personal characteristics can affect the role that entrepreneurs play in its economy. Developing an understanding of the origins of entrepreneurs as well as the choices they make and the complexity of their activities across countries and industries are of central importance to this volume. In addition, contributors consider how environmental factors of individual economies, such as market regulation, government subsidies for banks, and support for entrepreneurial culture affect the industry and the impact that entrepreneurs have on growth in developing nations.
Author : Susan R. Jones
Publisher : American Bar Association
Page : 130 pages
File Size : 24,33 MB
Release : 2004
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781590312957
Author : Christopher Woodruff, David McKenzie, Suresh de Mel
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 37 pages
File Size : 10,38 MB
Release : 2007
Category :
ISBN :
Abstract: Small and informal firms account for a large share of employment in developing countries. The rapid expansion of microfinance services is based on the belief that these firms have productive investment opportunities and can enjoy high returns to capital if given the opportunity. However, measuring the return to capital is complicated by unobserved factors such as entrepreneurial ability and demand shocks, which are likely to be correlated with capital stock. The authors use a randomized experiment to overcome this problem and to measure the return to capital for the average microenterprise in their sample, regardless of whether they apply for credit. They accomplish this by providing cash and equipment grants to small firms in Sri Lanka, and measuring the increase in profits arising from this exogenous (positive) shock to capital stock. After controlling for possible spillover effects, the authors find the average real return to capital to be 5.7 percent a month, substantially higher than the market interest rate. They then examine the heterogeneity of treatment effects to explore whether missing credit markets or missing insurance markets are the most likely cause of the high returns. Returns are found to vary with entrepreneurial ability and with measures of other sources of cash within the household, but not to vary with risk aversion or uncertainty.
Author : Meghan Elizabeth Horl
Publisher :
Page : 214 pages
File Size : 16,50 MB
Release : 2001
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ISBN :