Report NEP-SBM-2026-01-19

This is the archive for NEP-SBM, a report on new working papers in the area of Small Business Management. João Carlos Correia Leitão (Joao Carlos Correia Leitao) issued this report. It is usually issued weekly.

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• Evgenidis Anastasios & Fasianos Apostolos & Papapanagiotou George & Lazarou Nicholas Joseph, 2025, "From Funding to Frontier: Public R&D and AI Innovation Across European Regions," JRC Working Papers on Territorial Modelling and Analysis, Joint Research Centre, number 2025-12, Dec.
• Jian, Wenze & Lu, Hang & Yang, Zimo & Zhong, Ziqi, 2026, "The sustainability payoff of AI: revisiting TFP in corporate and societal performance," LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library, number 130473, Feb.
• MatÄ›j BAJGAR & Keiko ITO & Jonathan TIMMIS, 2025, "R&D Spillovers through Buyer-supplier Networks," Discussion papers, Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI), number 25127, Dec.
• Yuji HONJO & Arito ONO & Daisuke TSURUTA, 2026, "Does Finance Promote New Firm Creation and Growth? Evidence from regional data in Japan," Discussion papers, Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI), number 26005, Jan.
• Borsekova, Kamila & Korony, Samuel & Rodríguez-Pose, Andrés & Styk, Michal & Westlund, Hans, 2026, "Decoding regional dynamics: institutions, innovation, and regional development in the EU," LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library, number 130741, Feb.
• Lei, Xinyuan & Shi, Guanming & Qiu, Huanguang & Wang, Shukun, 2025, "Who Benefits from Deregulation Reforms? Heterogeneous Impacts on Innovation by Seed Firm Size," 2025 AAEA & WAEA Joint Annual Meeting, July 27-29, 2025, Denver, CO, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association, number 360608, DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.360608.
• Nindl Elisabeth & Napolitano Lorenzo & Confraria Hugo & Rentocchini Francesco & Fako Peter & Ince Ela & Georgakaki Aliki & Gavigan James & Tuebke Alexander, 2025, "The 2025 EU Industrial R&D Investment Scoreboard," JRC Research Reports, Joint Research Centre, number JRC144638, Dec.
• Yueyuan Ma, 2025, "Specialization in a Knowledge Economy," Working Papers, Center for Economic Studies, U.S. Census Bureau, number 25-77, Dec.
• Jose Joaquin Lopez & Ashantha Ranasinghe, 2025, "Gender Differences in Firm Performance: Selection and Misallocation in Mexico," Working Papers, University of Alberta, Department of Economics, number 2025-10, Dec.
• Sciarra Carla & Caldarola Bernardo & Domnick Clemens & Hervas Fernando, 2025, "Strategic technologies and industrial polices for competitiveness and sustainability," JRC Research Reports, Joint Research Centre, number JRC144677, Dec.
• A. Giazitzoglu & R. Smith & N. Vershinina & M. Radu-Lefebvre, 2025, "In Search of Entrepreneurial Masculinities: Exploring Accomplishments, Social Constructions, Ideals, and Hegemonies," Post-Print, HAL, number hal-05384071, Nov, DOI: 10.1108/IJGE-09-2025-420.
• Laura Chioda & Paul Gertler & David Contreras-Loya & Dana R. Carney, 2026, "Making Entrepreneurs: Long Term Returns to Training Youth in Business Skills," NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc, number 34637, Jan.
• Mannarino Valentin, 2025, "Prediction and Learning of Exporting Firms: A Study of Colombia," Asociación Argentina de Economía Política: Working Papers, Asociación Argentina de Economía Política, number 4816, Dec.
• Paul David Richard Griffiths & Abhishek Mukherjee & Paresha N Sinha, 2025, "Determinants of Fintech diffusion in emerging markets: a service ecosystem perspective," Post-Print, HAL, number hal-05398969, Dec, DOI: 10.1108/ijoem-04-2024-0678.
• Atsushi KAWAKAMI & Yasuhiro KIUCHI & Tsutomu MIYAGAWA, 2025, "The Role of Headquarters on Product Diversification (Japanese)," Discussion Papers (Japanese), Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI), number 25031, Dec.
• Banri ITO & Eiichi TOMIURA, 2025, "The Productivity Effects of Cross-border Data Flows: Evidence from Japanese firm-level data," Discussion papers, Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI), number 25125, Dec.
• Akira YAMAGUCHI & Keigo HOSOI & Kai FUKUNAGA, 2025, "The Effect of Innovation on Wage Increases - Japanese firm-level rent sharing analysis (Japanese)," Policy Discussion Papers (Japanese), Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI), number 25020, Dec.
• Iacovone, Leonardo & McKenzie, David & Maloney, William F., 2026, "Group Consulting Continues to Benefit Firms after a Decade : Experimental Evidence from Colombian Auto Parts Firms," Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank, number 11278, Jan.
• Botello, Hector, 2025, "Pandemic Shocks and Agricultural Resilience in Ecuador: A Firm-Level Analysis of COVID-19 Impacts," 2025 AAEA & WAEA Joint Annual Meeting, July 27-29, 2025, Denver, CO, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association, number 360606, DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.360606.
• Galilea, Manuel & Farazi, Subika & Mare, Davide Salvatore, 2026, "Firm Credit Constraints and Electronic Payments: A Global Analysis," Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank, number 11287, Jan.
• Álvarez, Inmaculada C. & Barbero, Javier & Orea, Luis & Rodríguez-Pose, Andrés, 2025, "How institutions shape the economic returns to investment in European regions?," LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library, number 130747, Dec.
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• Elias Julio Jorge & Forzani Agustin, 2025, "Innovators and Innovations in the Agricultural Sector in the Province of Santa Fe, Argentina," Asociación Argentina de Economía Política: Working Papers, Asociación Argentina de Economía Política, number 4797, Dec.
• Albora Giambattista & Benoit Florence & Caldarola Bernardo & Di Girolamo Valentina & Diodato Dario & Napolitano Lorenzo & Sciarra Carla, 2025, "Path to innovation: an Economic Complexity analysis of technological perspectives in the EU," JRC Research Reports, Joint Research Centre, number JRC144431, Dec.
• Sillero Illanes Carmen & Durth Melanie & González Raul & Castilla Barea Juan C. & Caro Gómez Esperanza, 2025, "Case Study of Andalusia space ecosystem: Unlocking regional potential through dual use and defence industry," JRC Research Reports, Joint Research Centre, number JRC143531, Dec.
• Buyukyazici, Duygu & Coll-Martínez, Eva, 2026, "Mapping creative capabilities: skill composition and regional specialisation in the cultural and creative industries," LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library, number 130094, Jan.
• Schilirò, Daniele, 2025, "Fintech, innovation ecosystems, and financial inclusion," MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany, number 127045, Sep, revised 2025.
• Behr, Daniela Monika & Xi, Yue, 2026, "Closing the Gender Gap in Entrepreneurship : Overcoming Challenges in Law and Practice for Female Entrepreneurs," Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank, number 11281, Jan.
• Navarro Ana Inés & Camusso Jorge & Varvello Juan Cruz, 2025, "Commitment to sustainability or marketing strategy to increase profits? A preliminary analysis of startup practices in Argentina's AgTech sector," Asociación Argentina de Economía Política: Working Papers, Asociación Argentina de Economía Política, number 4824, Dec.
• Felix ROTH & Alessio MITRA, 2025, "EU competitiveness: The critical role of intangible assets in EU labour productivity growth," EU research and innovation paper series, Directorate General for Research and Innovation (DG RTD) of the European Commission, number KI-01-25-006-EN-N, Feb, DOI: 10.2777/0122723.
• García-Toledo, Zaira & Conesa, David & Crespo, Joan & Tortosa-Ausina, Emili, 2025, "Beyond Rankings: Bayesian stochastic frontier analysis of the determinants of university efficiency," Working Papers, Department of Applied Economics II, Universidad de Valencia, number 2517, Dec.
• Chen, Luoye & Hou, Yun & Xiong, Xueshan, 2025, "How Rural-Urban Migration Shapes Agricultural Innovation and Productivity," 2025 AAEA & WAEA Joint Annual Meeting, July 27-29, 2025, Denver, CO, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association, number 361180, DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.361180.
• Giovanna Ciaffi & Matteo Deleidi & Mariana Mazzucato, 2026, "Directed Innovation Policies and the Supermultiplier: New Evidence," FMM Working Paper, IMK at the Hans Boeckler Foundation, Macroeconomic Policy Institute, number 122-2026.
• Acquah-Sarpong, Richard, 2025, "The impact of regionally tiered minimum wage on firms' credit default," 2025 AAEA & WAEA Joint Annual Meeting, July 27-29, 2025, Denver, CO, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association, number 361113, DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.361113.