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13 IZA Discussion Papers
IZA Discussion Paper No. 17582
How Credit Constrained Are Family-Owned SMEs in Arab Countries?
Grakolet Gourene, Zuzana Brixiova Schwidrowski, Jiří Balcar, Lenka Johnson Filipova
published in: Emerging Markets Review, 2025, 65, 101249
IZA Discussion Paper No. 16854
Trend in Energy Intensity and Carbon Performance in North Africa
Grakolet Gourene, Samia Mansour Hamouda, Zuzana Brixiova Schwidrowski
published in: M. Arouri and M. Gomes (eds.), Handbook on Energy and Economic Growth, Edward Elgar Publishing, 2024
IZA Discussion Paper No. 15065
Artificial Intelligence and Reduced SMEs' Business Risks. A Dynamic Capabilities Analysis during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Nick Drydakis
published in: Information Systems Frontiers, 2022, 24, 1223 - 1247
IZA Discussion Paper No. 12035
Firm Size and Innovation in the Service Sector
David Audretsch, Marian Hafenstein, Alexander S. Kritikos, Alexander Schiersch
published as 'Microfirms and innovation in the service sector' in: Small Business Economics, 2020, 55 (4), 997-1018
IZA Discussion Paper No. 11399
The Impact of Management Practices on SME Performance
John Forth, Alex Bryson
published as 'Management practices and SME performance' in: Scottish Journal of Political Economy, 2019, 66 (4), 527 - 558
IZA Discussion Paper No. 11257
Heterogeneous Effects of Credit Constraints on SMEs' Employment: Evidence from the Great Recession
David Cornille, François Rycx, Ilan Tojerow
published as 'Heterogeneous Effects of Credit Constraints on SME's Employment: Evidence from the European Sovereign Debt Crisis' in : Journal of Financial Stability, 2019, 41, 1-13
IZA Discussion Paper No. 10042
What Role Did Management Practices Play in SME Growth Post-Recession?
Alex Bryson, John Forth
published as 'Management Practices and SME Performance' in: Scottish Journal of Political Economy, 2019, 66 (4), 527 - 558
IZA Discussion Paper No. 9734
The Link between R&D, Innovation and Productivity: Are Micro Firms Different?
Julian Baumann, Alexander S. Kritikos
published in: Research Policy, 2016, 45 (6), 1263–1274
IZA Discussion Paper No. 8790
Innovation and SMEs Patent Propensity in Korea
Junghee Han, Almas Heshmati
IZA Discussion Paper No. 8008
Non-Farm Entrepreneurship in Rural Africa: Patterns and Determinants
Paula Nagler, Wim Naudé
published as 'Non-farm entrepreneurship in rural sub-Saharan Africa: New empirical evidence' in: Food Policy, 2017, 67, 175-191
IZA Discussion Paper No. 7851
The Effect of Credit Guarantees on R&D Investment of SMEs in Korea
Almas Heshmati
published in: Asian Journal of Technology Innovation, 2015, 23 (3), 407-421.
IZA Discussion Paper No. 4486
SME Policy and Firms’ Productivity in Latin America
Pablo Ibarrarán, Alessandro Maffioli, Rodolfo Stucchi
IZA Discussion Paper No. 3962
Innovative Firms or Innovative Owners? Determinants of Innovation in Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises
Suresh de Mel, David McKenzie, Christopher Woodruff
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