Topics in Middle Eastern and North African Economies
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
9-1-2021
Abstract
Although capital has long been believed to be an engine of economic growth, making widespread access to credit a crucial ingredient to success in stimulating development, all too frequently firms in developing countries face serious obstacles in getting access to credit, their most important source of finance. Many studies have shown that access to finance is an especially strong obstacle to the development of small- and medium-sized enterprises (or “SMEs”), which contribute greatly to private sector employment and growth across the world (Ayyagari, Beck, and Demirgüç-Kunt, 2007 and Ayyagari, Demirgüç-Kunt, and Maksimovic, 2011). As a result, it is important for researchers be on the lookout for any reforms with some promise for reducing these barriers to credit and financial growth of SMEs, and thereby also for stimulating greater investment, employment, efficiency and economic development.
Journal Title
Topics in Middle Eastern and North African Economies
ISSN
2334-282X
Publisher
Middle East Economic Association and Loyola University Chicago
Volume
23
Issue
2
Recommended Citation
Hrenko, Zachary and Nugent, Jeffrey B., "Increasing Access to Finance by Collateral Reform: Evidence from the West Bank and Gaza (Proceedings Version)". Topics in Middle Eastern and North African Economies, electronic journal, 23, 2, Middle East Economic Association and Loyola University Chicago, 2021, http://www.luc.edu/orgs/meea/
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