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Promoting the Financing of SMEs and Start-ups in Korea

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  • Randall S. Jones

    (OECD)

  • Myungkyoo Kim

    (OECD)

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The Korean government has made fostering a “creative economy” a top priority. The goal is to shift Korea's economic paradigm to one based on innovation in which new start-ups and venture businesses play a key role. However, the venture capital market is still at an early stage of development. To make venture investment a growth driver, it is important to expand the role of business angels, activate the merger-andacquisition market and foster entrepreneurship. A creative economy also depends on making SMEs, which account for 87% of employment, more dynamic. The productivity gap between large firms and SMEs, which benefit from a wide range of public support, is widening. SME policies should be streamlined and improved to promote market-based financing and reduce the negative effects of government funding programmes, which discourage the expansion of SMEs. Promouvoir le financement des PME et des jeunes entreprises en Corée Le gouvernement coréen a érigé en priorité la promotion d'une « économie créative ». L'objectif est que la Corée adopte un nouveau paradigme économique fondé sur l'innovation, suivant lequel les jeunes entreprises et les entreprises à risque joueraient un rôle clé. Le marché du capital-risque est cependant encore à un stade précoce de son développement. Pour que l’investissement en capital-risque soit vecteur de croissance, il est primordial de renforcer le rôle des investisseurs providentiels, de développer le marché des fusions-acquisitions et de favoriser l’entrepreneuriat. Une économie créatrice est aussi une économie qui dynamise les PME, lesquelles représentent 87 % de l’emploi. L'écart de productivité entre les grandes entreprises et les PME, qui bénéficient d'un large éventail d'aides publiques, se creuse. Les politiques en faveur des PME doivent être rationnalisées et optimisées pour promouvoir les financements de marché et atténuer l’impact négatif des aides publiques, qui n’incitent pas les PME à se développer.

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  • Randall S. Jones & Myungkyoo Kim, 2014. "Promoting the Financing of SMEs and Start-ups in Korea," OECD Economics Department Working Papers 1162, OECD Publishing.
  • Handle: RePEc:oec:ecoaaa:1162-en
    DOI: 10.1787/5jxx054bdlvh-en
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    Cited by:

    1. Sébastien Lechevalier & Pauline Debanes & Shin Wonkyu, 2016. "Financialization and industrial policies in Japan and Korea: Evolving complementarities and loss of institutional capabilities," Working Papers halshs-01431783, HAL.
    2. Lechevalier, Sébastien & Debanes, Pauline & Shin, Wonkyu, 2019. "Financialization and industrial policies in Japan and Korea: Evolving institutional complementarities and loss of state capabilities," Structural Change and Economic Dynamics, Elsevier, vol. 48(C), pages 69-85.
    3. DaEun Kim & Sungchan Yeom & Myeong Chul Ko, 2020. "The Interactive Effect of Government Financial Support and Firms’ Innovative Efforts on Company Growth: A Focus on Climate-Tech SMEs in Korea," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 12(22), pages 1-12, November.
    4. Wenyan Yin & Hwy-Chang Moon & Yeon W. Lee, 2019. "The Success Factors of Korean Global Start-Ups in the Digital Sectors Through Internationalization," International Journal of Global Business and Competitiveness, Springer, vol. 14(1), pages 42-53, December.
    5. Randall Jones & Yosuke Jin, 2017. "Boosting productivity for inclusive growth in Japan," OECD Economics Department Working Papers 1414, OECD Publishing.

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    Keywords

    business angels; Corée; creative economy; credit guarantees; crowd-funding; entrepreneuriat; entrepreneurship; entreprises à risque; financement participatif; fusion et acquisition; garantie non tangible; garanties de crédit; introductions en bourse; investissements en capital-risque; investisseurs providentiels; IPOs; jeunes entreprises; KONEX; KONEX; Korea; KOSDAQ; KOSDAQ; mergers and acquisitions; non-tangible collateral; SMEs; start-ups; venture business; venture capital investment; économie créative;
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    JEL classification:

    • L25 - Industrial Organization - - Firm Objectives, Organization, and Behavior - - - Firm Performance
    • L26 - Industrial Organization - - Firm Objectives, Organization, and Behavior - - - Entrepreneurship
    • M13 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Business Administration - - - New Firms; Startups

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