A meta‐analysis of SMEs literature based on the survey on access to finance of enterprises of the European central bank

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lisana B. Martinez ◽  
M. Belén Guercio ◽  
Aurelio F. Bariviera
Keyword(s):  
Central Bank ◽  
European Central Bank ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Access To Finance ◽  
European Central

scholarly journals SME Steeplechase: When Obtaining Money Is Harder Than Innovating

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 25
Author(s):  
M. Belén Guercio ◽  
Lisana B. Martinez ◽  
Aurelio F. Bariviera
Keyword(s):  
Central Bank ◽  
European Commission ◽  
European Central Bank ◽  
Small And Medium Enterprises ◽  
Financial Resources ◽  
Financial Instruments ◽  
Access To Finance ◽  
External Finance ◽  
European Central ◽  
Medium Enterprises

In this paper, we analyze the main characteristics of European Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs), related to the demand for and access to external financial resources. We use microdata from an extensive database, elaborated by the European Central Bank and the European Commission: the Survey on the Access to Finance of Enterprises. Firstly, we consider a set of variables as determinants to the decision to apply for different financial instruments. Secondly, we use the same set of variables to analyze the actual access to these instruments. For each regression, several SMEs profiles were created, in order to detect SMEs archetypes according to their decisions. The results are thought-provoking, and highlight that differences in firms characteristics (size, innovative activities, etc.), influence not only the access to, but also the demand for external finance.

Was für eine Europäische Verfassung?

2005 ◽  
Vol 35 (139) ◽  
pp. 287-300 ◽  
Author(s):  
Étienne Balibar
Keyword(s):  
Central Bank ◽  
European Central Bank ◽  
Social Rights ◽  
European Constitution ◽  
Fundamental Level ◽  
European Central

The problem of a European Constitution is discussed at a fundamental level. In which way, can we speak about such a Constitution? Thearticle argues against the “postnational souveranism”, legitimating state against citizens. A new kind of citizenship is favoured based on extended social rights. The constitution now proposed contrarily makes the European Central Bank and its neoliberal policy to central and nearly unchangeable institution.

Dramatis Institutiones

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Randall Henning
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Central Bank ◽  
International Monetary Fund ◽  
Euro Area ◽  
European Central Bank ◽  
The European Union ◽  
European Central ◽  
Regime Complex ◽  
Basic Facts ◽  
Institutional Conflict

The regime complex for crisis finance in the euro area included the European Council, Council of the European Union, and Eurogroup in addition to the three institutions of the troika. As the member states acted largely, though not exclusively, through the council system, these bodies stood at the center of the institutional mix. This chapter reviews the institutions as a prelude to examining the dilemmas that confronted them over the course of the crises. It presents a brief review of some of the basic facts about their origins, membership, and organization. Each section then delves more deeply into these institutions’ governance and principles to understand their capabilities and strategic challenges. As a consequence of different mandates and design, the European Commission, European Central Bank, and International Monetary Fund diverged with respect to their approach to financing, adjustment, conditionality, and debt sustainability. This divergence set the stage for institutional conflict in the country programs.

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