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Showing 1 to 14 of 14 for “"growth capital"”.
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The effects of regulation : a study of the telephone industry
… today faces the task of meeting the needs for growth and technological improvement which our growing economy places before it. There is a constant need for growth capital, and a constant need for cooperation between company management and regulatory groups to see that the needs of the American …
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Entrepreneurial ecosystems around the world
Entrepreneurship is a vehicle of growth and job creation. America has understood it and benefitted most from following this philosophy. Governments around the world need to build and grow their entrepreneurial ecosystems to support the economies and foster innovation. Approaches taken to encourage …
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Evolution of Corporate Leverage on the JSE from 1994 to 2016
… measures and six commonly used determinants of capital structure were varied. Tangibility and growth were negatively related to debt while cost of debt was positively related to debt. Firm size, profitability and corporate tax rate yielded a varied relationship with corporate leverage. Only the …
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Three empirical essays on foreign direct investment, research and development, and insurance
… different determinants of economic growth.<br/><br/>The first essay, which is in Chapter 2, evaluates the role economic freedom plays<br/>in mediating the effect of foreign direct investment (FDI) on growth. It tests whether<br/>countries with sufficiently high level of economic …
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Faktor-faktor yang mempengaruhi struktur modal perusahaan yang terdaftar di JII periode 2011-2013
… NDTS, struktur aktiva, pertumbuhan perusahaan, capital expenditure, dan risiko bisnis terhadap Struktur modal Perusahaan yang Terdaftar di JII periode 2011-2013. Penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan Kuantitatif Deskriptif. Objek penelitian ini adalah perusahaan yang terdaftar di JII dengan …
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External factors of economic growth in the transition: economies of the Baltics and Central Asia
… interrelatedness of economies, foreign trade and capital flows may prove crucial when considering their growth perspectives. This assertion is corroborated by contrasting growth experiences of the Baltic and Central Asian transition economies, which have undergone significant transformations in …
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An econometric assessment of external debt sustainability indicators in Zambia
… external debt sustainability. These are GDP growth; Government revenues; exports; public expenditure; interest rate and exchange rate. The study employed simple Ordinary Least Squares (OLS) as well as a Vector Auto Regression (VAR) to capture dynamic relationships. The results revealed that …
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Causal relationship between financial capital financial flows and economic growth in South Africa
… test the causal relationship between financial capital flows and economic growth in South Africa. Developing countries rely significantly on foreign capital inflows to supplement domestic savings for investment and growth. Foreign investment is essential to emerging nations' economic growth …
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How to be Satisfied with Less-Than-Perfect Finish
… runs on the ideology of projected continuous growth. Capital works as food for growth, by placing the virtue on the constant and focused effort of production, followed by consumption. Creative industries such as the art and design field are not an exception. But in recent years it has become …
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Outcomes of SMMEs participation in incubator programmes in South Africa
… of survival. To improve employment and GDP growth, SMMEs need to perform better and survive longer. However, there is limited evidence to confirm this understanding. This research aims to fill this gap of knowledge by investigating whether firms that participate in incubators have improved …
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Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth at Different Stages of Development: An Eclectic Approach
This study investigates if and how the economic growth effects of fiscal policy depend on the stage of development. In particular, it analyses the effects of different fiscal policy compositions (i.e. taxes on income and consumption, public spending on investments and consumption, and different …
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Institutional quality in the finance-growth nexus in Sub-Saharan Africa
… of institutional quality to economic growth within the framework of finance-growth nexus; second, to investigate the role of market and non-market institutions in the finance-growth nexus for a group of twenty-one SSA economies; third, to detect and account for structural breaks …
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A lifeline for Small Business in South Africa: An evaluation of section 12J, Venture Capital Incentives
… it aims to answer does the section 12J venture capital incentive advance government's original stated intention of incentivizing the provision of equity funds to the SME sector. Based on the outcome of the primary research question the secondary question seeks to answer whether section 12J …
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Venturing into public good: from venture capital to the creation of state-supported venture philanthropy and its implications for third sector financing
… spatial impact of the financial sector. Venture capital firms have been a focus, generating a contested but deep literature around the roles of such “value-adding” capital providers in supporting the growth of firms, industries, and various territorial innovation models. In parallel, there has …