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SME Development Banks: Conceptual Framework and Empirical Analysis

Author(s) -

Alberto Casagrande,

Marco Spallone,

Fabiomassimo Mango,

Pina Murè

Publication year - 2018

Publication title -

international journal of financial research

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 1923-4031

pISSN - 1923-4023

DOI - 10.5430/ijfr.v9n2p112

Subject(s) - sample (material) , conceptual framework , set (abstract data type) , business , conceptual model , the conceptual framework , empirical research , computer science , sociology , statistics , mathematics , art , social science , chemistry , chromatography , database , performance art , art history , programming language

In this paper we develop a conceptual framework to define small and medium-sized enterprise development banks (SMEDB). This conceptual effort is motivated by the lack of a clear definition of SMEDB. Once a consistent definition of SMEDB is provided, we compare a sample of banks that are SMEDB according to such definition with a sample of commercial banks. We conclude that it is possible to separate SMEDB from commercial banks in a statistically significant manner by taking into consideration a set of relevant financial indicators and we confirm the widespread idea that SMEDB play a crucial public/social role.

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