2023
DOI: 10.1007/s11187-023-00733-x
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How does government-backed finance affect SMEs’ crisis predictors?

Abstract: This paper estimates the impact of public guarantees on crisis predictive indicators among small and mid-size enterprises (SMEs). We use a confidential database provided by the Italian Ministry of Economic Development on the universe of guarantees granted by the Central Guarantee Fund. We apply difference-in-difference regressions and propensity-score matching estimators to a sample of approximately 40,000 SMEs over the 2010–2018 period. We find that obtaining a public guarantee improves profitability both in … Show more

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“…This systematic review underscores the critical role of government credit guarantees in bolstering the performance of MSMEs in Indonesia (Adhikary et al, 2021;Tambunan, 2017) and other countries (Jin et al, 2022;Wubin et al, 2022;Gai et al, 2023;Mammadov et al, 2023;Okolo et al, 2023). Another study highlighted how MSMEs actively contribute to poverty reduction in the country (Nursini, 2020).…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 86%
“…This systematic review underscores the critical role of government credit guarantees in bolstering the performance of MSMEs in Indonesia (Adhikary et al, 2021;Tambunan, 2017) and other countries (Jin et al, 2022;Wubin et al, 2022;Gai et al, 2023;Mammadov et al, 2023;Okolo et al, 2023). Another study highlighted how MSMEs actively contribute to poverty reduction in the country (Nursini, 2020).…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 86%
“…This portrays that the quality of human resources as officials in performing public service tasks is still perceived as weak. Therefore, it can be concluded that the suboptimal performance of public services in the Lamuru Subdistrict government, as revealed in the research results above, can be attributed, among other factors, to the inadequate quality of human resources as subdistrict officials (Gai et al, 2023). 2.…”
Section: Factors Determining Public Servicesmentioning
confidence: 87%
“…The rationale for intervention is to overcome credit rationing and create additionality (Cowling, 2010) by lling a credit gap, facilitating growth of the SME's sector, and improving GDP (Panetta, 2012). Although some studies have highlighted negative impacts on default rates and business bankruptcy due to adverse selection by lenders (Gai et al 2016(Gai et al , 2023Lelarge et al 2010) and moral hazard behaviours (Myers & Majluf, 1985) by lenders and borrowers. Combined with other policy interventions, the covid loan guarantee schemes were effectively an extension of the EFG scheme but designed to help businesses cope with the uncertainty related to the Covid pandemic, avert a major business insolvency crisis, ensure the longer-term health of the corporate sector, and enable quick recovery.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%