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Small Businesses in the Aftermath of the Crisis

International Analyses and Policies

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  • © 2012

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Editors:
  1. Giorgio Calcagnini

    1. Fac. Economia, Economics and Quantitative Methods, Università di Urbino, Urbino, Italy

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  2. Ilario Favaretto

    1. , Economics and Quantitative Methods, Università di Urbino "Carlo Bo", Urbino, Italy

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Table of contents (12 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxii
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  2. SME and Entrepreneurship Policies After the Crisis

    • Sergio Arzeni, Lucia Cusmano, Jonathan Potter
    Pages 1-16

  3. OECD Countries’ Policy Approach to the SME Crisis in the Recent Recession

    • Salvatore Zecchini
    Pages 17-39

  4. Industrial Policy for SMEs Renewal: The Opportunity of Service Platforms

    • Bruno Basalisco, Guido M. Rey
    Pages 41-70

  5. Starting Smaller; Staying Smaller: America’s Slow Leak in Job Creation

    • E. J. Reedy, Robert J. Strom
    Pages 71-85

  6. The Italian Small- and Medium-Sized Firms in the Aftermath of the Crisis

    • Giorgio Calcagnini, Ilario Favaretto
    Pages 87-111

  7. Product Innovation and Corporate Governance in Turbulent Times: Evidence from Italian SMEs

    • Marco Cucculelli
    Pages 113-122

  8. The Internationalization of Italian SME After the Crisis: New Opportunities or New Threats?

    • Rosalba Rombaldoni
    Pages 123-146

  9. The Great Recession of 2008–2009, Conventional and Non-conventional U.S. Federal Government Responses and Their Impact on U.S. Small Businesses

    • Giuseppe Gramigna
    Pages 147-171

  10. Access to Finance in the Euro Area: What Are SMEs Telling Us About the Crisis?

    • Annalisa Ferrando
    Pages 173-188

  11. Examining the Impact of Credit Access on Small Firm Survivability

    • Traci L. Mach, John D. Wolken
    Pages 189-210

  12. Internal Capital Market and Investment Decisions in Small and Medium-Sized Groups

    • Donato Iacobucci
    Pages 211-227

  13. Guarantees and Bank Loan Interest Rates in Italian Small-Sized Firms

    • Giorgio Calcagnini, Fabio Farabullini, Germana Giombini
    Pages 229-251
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About this book

This book seeks to analyze how small and medium businesses react to the economic and financial crisis. Its focus is on the activities and strategies of SMEs in the areas of innovation, R&D investment, labor markets and finance. The book takes an international perspective and includes both comparative and national analyses and policies, with authors representing acdemia and international institutions such as the ECB, OECD, Kauffman Foundation, Federal Reserve, and US Small Business Administration.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Fac. Economia, Economics and Quantitative Methods, Università di Urbino, Urbino, Italy

    Giorgio Calcagnini

  • , Economics and Quantitative Methods, Università di Urbino "Carlo Bo", Urbino, Italy

    Ilario Favaretto

About the editors

Giorgio Calcagnini is Professor of Economics at the University of Urbino, Italy, where he teaches courses and conducts applied research on investment, macro- and micro-economic theory, and the financial system. He was a researcher at ISCO and at the Confindustria, both in Rome.

Ilario Favaretto is Professor of Regional Economics at the University of Urbino, Italy. His current research focuses on the role of small businesses adopting an international perspective and expecially focusing on European policies.  

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