Report NEP-SBM-2026-02-02

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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• FUKAO, Kyoji & KIM, YoungGak & KWON, Hyeog Ug, 2026, "Sources of Productivity Growth by Firm Size and Causes of the Negative Exit Effect," TDB-CAREE Discussion Paper Series, Teikoku Databank Center for Advanced Empirical Research on Enterprise and Economy, Graduate School of Economics, Hitotsubashi University, number E-2025-03, Jan.
• Evguenia Bessonova & Svetlana Popova & Konstantin Styrin, 2024, "The Effect of Subsidized Lending Programs on the Economic Performance of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises: Evidence from Russia," Bank of Russia Working Paper Series, Bank of Russia, number wps140, Dec.
• Arrighetti, Alessandro & Foresti, Giovanni & Fumagalli, Serena & Giusti, Sara & Lasagni, Andrea, 2025, "Migrant Entrepreneurship and Firm Performance: The liability of Foreignness, Smallness and Newness," EconStor Preprints, ZBW - Leibniz Information Centre for Economics, number 335547.
• Ali, Amjad & Afzal, Muhammad Bilal & Ahmad, Khalil, 2025, "Market Concentration and Innovation Horizon: Evidence from the US Firms," MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany, number 127526.
• Chifae El Hail & Mustapha El Koraichi, 2024, "Influence Of The Characteristics Of Small And Medium Family Businesses On Crm Implementation: A Case Study," Post-Print, HAL, number hal-05267367, Apr, DOI: 10.26668/businessreview/2024.v9i4.4.
• Pierre Cahuc & Stéphane Carcillo & Bérengère Patault & Flavien Moreau, 2024, "Judge Bias in Labor Courts and Firm Performance," Post-Print, HAL, number hal-05446842, Jun, DOI: 10.1093/jeea/jvad046.
• Giulio Valerio Corbelli, 2026, "Mapping the Research Landscape of Sustainable Startups: A Bibliometric Perspective," SEEDS Working Papers, SEEDS, Sustainability Environmental Economics and Dynamics Studies, number 0226, Jan, revised Jan 2026.
• Sergio Queiroz & Nicholas Vonortas & Otaviano Canuto, 2025, "Global changes and effectiveness of innovation policy in Brazil," Research papers & Policy papers on Trade Dynamics and Policies, Policy Center for the New South, number 2503, Aug.
• Iñaki Aldasoro & Leonardo Gambacorta & Rozalia Pal & Debora Revoltella & Christoph Weiss & Marcin Wolski, 2026, "AI adoption, productivity and employment: evidence from European firms," BIS Working Papers, Bank for International Settlements, number 1325, Jan.
• Ahmad, Mustajab & Audi, Marc & Ahmad, Khalil, 2025, "Tax Burden, Incentives, and Informality: Determinants of SME Growth and Formalisation in Emerging Markets," MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany, number 127564.
• Pierre Cahuc & Marco G Palladino, 2024, "Employment Protection Legislation and Job Reallocation across Sectors, Firms and Workers: A Survey," Post-Print, HAL, number hal-05446770, Dec, DOI: 10.4337/9781839106958.
• Gert Bijnens & Sam Desiere & Rigas Oikonomou & Tiziano Toniolo & Bruno Van der Linden, 2026, "Permanent exemption from payroll taxes: The role of hiring frictions," Working Paper Research, National Bank of Belgium, number 487, Jan.
• Ambate, Vicky Armando, 2026, "The Mediating Role Of Global Export Mindset: Global Capabilities, Networks, And Global Export Mindset In Emerging Market Small And Medium Enterprises," SocArXiv, Center for Open Science, number twxbk_v1, Jan, DOI: 10.31219/osf.io/twxbk_v1.
• Iacopo Varotto, 2026, "Blocking the Blockers? Diversity Matters," Working Papers, Banco de España, number 2601, Jan, DOI: https://doi.org/10.53479/42285.
• Bijnens, Gert & Konings, Jozef & Putseys, Aaron, 2025, "Unveiling the J-curve: How Intangibles Drive Productivity Mismeasurement," EconStor Preprints, ZBW - Leibniz Information Centre for Economics, number 335205.
• Paul Hernandez, 2025, "From Compliance to Competitive Advantage: Policy Analysis of AI Chatbots for Texas SMEs," RAIS Conference Proceedings 2022-2025, Research Association for Interdisciplinary Studies, number 0593, Nov.
• Elert, Niklas & Henrekson, Magnus, 2026, "Revitalizing Rural Communities through Institutional Reform of Quasi-Markets," Working Paper Series, Research Institute of Industrial Economics, number 1549, Jan.
• Joel M Thomas & Abhijit Chakraborty, 2026, "Economic complexity and regional development in India: Insights from a state-industry bipartite network," Papers, arXiv.org, number 2601.12356, Jan.
• Winkelmann, Rainer, , "Apprenticeship and After: Does it Really Matter?," Department of Economics Discussion Papers, University of Canterbury - New Zealand, number 263769, DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.263769.
• Anaïs Garin & Mathias Béjean & Stefan Meisiek & Willy Allègre, 2025, "Profitability and social impact: Maintaining collective hybridity in social innovation ecosystems
  [Profitabilité et impact social : Maintenir l’hybridité collective dans les écosystèmes d’innovatio," Post-Print, HAL, number hal-05453544, Jun.
• María Alejandra Amado, 2026, "Macroprudential FX Regulations and Small Firms: Unintended Consequences for Credit Growth," Working Papers, Banco de España, number 2604, Jan, DOI: https://doi.org/10.53479/42365.
• Bianca He & Lauren Mostrom & Amir Sufi, 2026, "FinTech and Customer Capital," NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc, number 34710, Jan.
• Olurotimi, Osaretin, 2025, "Which type of Firms are more affected by Weather shocks? Evidence on Micro Informal and Small Formal firms in Nigeria," 2025 AAEA & WAEA Joint Annual Meeting, July 27-29, 2025, Denver, CO, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association, number 360994, DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.360994.
• Noriyuki Yanagawa & Chiho Kaide, 2026, "A Case Study of a Family Business: Hattori Kogyo Co., Ltd," CARF J-Series, Center for Advanced Research in Finance, Faculty of Economics, The University of Tokyo, number CARF-J-121, Jan.
• Noriyuki Yanagawa & Chiho Kaide, 2026, "A Case Study of a Family Business: Toshimaya Honten," CARF J-Series, Center for Advanced Research in Finance, Faculty of Economics, The University of Tokyo, number CARF-J-122, Jan.
• Chinwe Beneditte Ogbonna, 2025, "Developing Entrepreneurial Strategy as Trauma Therapy for Displaced Boko Haram Female Victims in Northeastern Nigeria," RAIS Conference Proceedings 2022-2025, Research Association for Interdisciplinary Studies, number 0592, Nov.