Entrepreneurship and Development : The Role of Information Asymmetries

This article reviews the literature on the relationship between entrepreneurship and economic development and introduces four symposium articles. A common thread is that information asymmetries are important determinants of access to finance in young entrepreneurial firms. Policy recommendations are proposed that would increase the positive role of entrepreneurship in economic development.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Klapper, Leora F., Love, Inessa
Format: Journal Article biblioteca
Language:en_US
Published: World Bank 2011-10-18
Subjects:access to finance, bank financing, banking relationships, economic development, economic growth, employment status, entrepreneur, entrepreneurs, exclusion, financial access, income groups, informal financing, Information Asymmetries, internal funds, International Bank, loan, loan products, new market, Self-Employment, Union,
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10986/13485
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