The Effects of Policy Funds on the Investment and Management Stabilization Financing of Small- and Medium-sized Enterprises

Jinhwa Chung (), Bohyun Kim () and Seongman Moon
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Jinhwa Chung: Keimyung University
Bohyun Kim: The Bank of Korea

East Asian Economic Review, 2023, vol. 27, issue 4, 347-376

Abstract: This study empirically examines the impacts of policy funds from three different aspects using data on Daegu City’s local government loans. First, we estimate the influence of policy funds on mitigating financial constraints affecting the investment decisions of Small- and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs), yielding inconclusive results indicating no significant discernible effects of policy funds. Second, we scrutinize the ramifications of policy funds on enterprise’s management stability, revealing that these funds contribute to stabilizing the operations of small-scale enterprises. Third, we explore whether policy funds engender an unintended consequence of bolstering distressed enterprises, presenting empirical evidence that suggests a delayed exit of such enterprises.

Keywords: Policy Funds; SMEs; Investment; Management Stability (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: G20 G30 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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