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European SME Financing: An Empirical Taxonomy

verfasst von : Christian Masiak, Alexandra Moritz, Frank Lang

Erschienen in: Contemporary Developments in Entrepreneurial Finance

Verlag: Springer International Publishing

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Abstract

This study investigates financing patterns of European SMEs by looking at a large number of different financing instruments and their complementary and substitutive effects, using the SAFE dataset collected in 2015. We develop an empirical taxonomy of SME financing patterns in Europe to analyse SME financing, applying cluster analyses. Our cluster analysis identifies seven distinct SME financing types based on the financing instruments used: mixed-financed SMEs with focus on other loans, mixed-financed SMEs with focus on retained earnings or sale of assets, state-subsidised SMEs, debt-financed SMEs, trade-financed SMEs, asset-based financed SMEs and internally financed SMEs. Moreover, the SME financing types can not only be profiled according to their firm-, product-, industry- and country-specific characteristics but also to macroeconomic variables. Our findings can support policy makers in assessing the impact of changes in policy measures for SME financing.

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Nächstes Kapitel The European Capital Markets Union and its Impact on Future SME Financing

For an entire analysis of all passive variables, such as firm-, product- and industry-specific characteristics, please refer to the following EIF Working Paper: Masiak, C., Moritz, A., and Lang, F. (2017): Financing Patterns of European SMEs Revisited: An Updated Empirical Taxonomy and Determinants of SME Financing Clusters, EIF Working Paper. Available at: http://www.eif.org/news_centre/publications/EIF_Working_Paper_2017_40.htm. Accessed 01 October 2018.

Refer to Moritz (2015) who provides a comprehensive and detailed literature review on SME financing and its influencing factors.

Please refer to the EIF Working Paper for a detailed explanation of the variables included: Masiak, C., Block, J., Moritz, A., Lang, F., und Kraemer-Eis, H. (2017): Financing Micro Firms in Europe: An Empirical Analysis, EIF Working Paper 2017/44, available at: http://www.eif.org/news_centre/publications/eif_wp_44.pdf.

For a detailed analysis of the taxonomy concerning firm-, product- and industry-specific variables, please refer to EIF Working Paper: Masiak, C., Moritz, A., and Lang, F. (2017): Financing Patterns of European SMEs Revisited: An Updated Empirical Taxonomy and Determinants of SME Financing Clusters, EIF Working Paper. Available at: http://www.eif.org/news_centre/publications/EIF_Working_Paper_2017_40.htm. Accessed 01 October 2018.

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Titel: European SME Financing: An Empirical Taxonomy
verfasst von: Christian Masiak
Alexandra Moritz
Frank Lang
Verlag: Springer International Publishing
Buch: Contemporary Developments in Entrepreneurial Finance
Print ISBN: 978-3-030-17611-2

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-030-17612-9

Copyright-Jahr: 2020
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-17612-9_1