TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER, FINANCE CHANNELS, AND SME PERFORMANCE: NEW EVIDENCE FROM DEVELOPING COUNTRIES

This paper attempts to explore the determinants for small and medium enterprise (SME) performance. In particular, we investigate how training, technology adoption, finance channels and exporting behavior affect SMEs' performance by examining the determinants of the profit per worker. Using a rich and up to date firm-level dataset, we find evidence that SMEs can improve performance by importing more foreign materials inputs and by utilizing...