Can Foreign Portfolio Investment Bridge the Small Firm Financing Gap Around the World?
The author examines the impact of foreign portfolio investment on the financial constraints of small firms. Using a dataset of over 195,000 firm-year observations across 53 countries, the author examines the impact of foreign portfolio investment on capital issuance and firm growth across countries and firm characteristics, in particular size.
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