Small and Medium Enterprises across the Globe: A New Database
The paper describes a new cross-country database on the importance of small and medium enterprises (SMEs). This database is unique in that it presents consistent and comparable information on the contribution of the SME sector to total employment and GDP across different countries. The paper also describes the sources and the construction of the different indicators, presents descriptive statistics, and explores correlations with other socioeconomic variables.
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http://www.worldbank.org/research/bios/tbeck/abd.pdf#search=%22Small%20and%20Medium%20Enterprises%20across%20the%20Globe%3A%20A%20New%20Database%22