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100	1		_aBeck, Thorsten. _95885
245	1	0	_aSMEs, Growth, and Poverty / _cThorsten Beck, Asli Demirguc-Kunt, Ross Levine.
260			_aCambridge, Mass. _bNational Bureau of Economic Research _c2005.
300			_a1 online resource: _billustrations (black and white);
490	1		_aNBER working paper series _vno. w11224
500			_aMarch 2005.
520	3		_aThis paper explores the relationship between the relative size of the Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) sector, economic growth, and poverty alleviation using a new database on the share of SME labor in the total manufacturing labor force. Using a sample of 45 countries, we find a strong, positive association between the importance of SMEs and GDP per capita growth. The data do not, however, confidently support the conclusions that SMEs exert a causal impact on growth. Furthermore, we find no evidence that SMEs alleviate poverty or decrease income inequality.
530			_aHardcopy version available to institutional subscribers
538			_aSystem requirements: Adobe [Acrobat] Reader required for PDF files.
538			_aMode of access: World Wide Web.
588	0		_aPrint version record
690		7	_aO1 - Economic Development _2Journal of Economic Literature class.
690		7	_aO2 - Development Planning and Policy _2Journal of Economic Literature class.
690		7	_aL11 - Production, Pricing, and Market Structure • Size Distribution of Firms _2Journal of Economic Literature class.
690		7	_aL25 - Firm Performance: Size, Diversification, and Scope _2Journal of Economic Literature class.
700	1		_aDemirguc-Kunt, Asli.
700	1		_aLevine, Ross. _915207
710	2		_aNational Bureau of Economic Research.
830		0	_aWorking Paper Series (National Bureau of Economic Research) _vno. w11224.
856	4	0	_uhttps://www.nber.org/papers/w11224
856			_yAcceso en línea al DOI _uhttp://dx.doi.org/10.3386/w11224
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