This paper reviews studies exploring how higher bank capital requirements affect economic
growth. There is little evidence of a direct effect; research focuses on the indirect effects of …

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The study reported here examines the financing choices of small and medium-sized firms,
ie, those most vulnerable to information and incentive problems, through the lens of the …

This study compares the capital structures of publicly quoted firms, large unquoted firms, and
small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Ghana. Using a panel regression model, the paper …

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We present estimates of how much bank loans and real activity in small businesses
responded to changes in banks' capital conditions and other bank and aggregate economic …

In the last decade, a debate has resurfaced about whether financial constraints stemming
from asymmetric information and incentive problems play an important role in propagating …

'Enterprise Size, Financing Patterns, and Credit Constraints in Brazil'investigates the
importance of firm size with respect to accessing credit. The principal findings are that size …

We consider a model of the financing of a small-business venture in which it is presumed
that outside investors have greater expertise in project evaluation than the entrepreneur. We …

This study compares the use of external debt finance by male-and female-owned small and
medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Ghana to determine whether female-owned firms are …