Financial Constraints Matter: Empirical Evidence On Borrowing Behavior, Microfinance And Firm Productivity
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- M.A. Boermans & Daan Willebrands, 2018. "Financial constraints matter : Empirical evidence on borrowing behavior, microfinance and firm productivity," Working Papers 18-02, Utrecht School of Economics.
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