Economic Performance of the SME sector in CEE Countries: an Empirical Investigation
Small and medium enterprises are an important part of a country’s economy and are a significant source for creating value added, employment, innovation and economic growth. Because of this improving their performance is a major concern of the specialists in the field. Through this paper we intend...
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doaj-b9929f5826764367a4f87c75f5ca87e52020-11-24T23:42:45ZengDanubius UniversityActa Universitatis Danubius: Oeconomica2065-01752067-340X2017-06-01133102114Economic Performance of the SME sector in CEE Countries: an Empirical InvestigationValentina Diana Rusu0Angela Roman1Alexandru Ioan Cuza UniversityAlexandru Ioan Cuza UniversitySmall and medium enterprises are an important part of a country’s economy and are a significant source for creating value added, employment, innovation and economic growth. Because of this improving their performance is a major concern of the specialists in the field. Through this paper we intend to evaluate the evolution of the SMEs performance between 2008 and 2014, but also to determine the factors that are influencing the growth of the value added of SMEs in the Central and Eastern European countries. In order to achieve the objectives proposed we use as methods the comparison of indicators and multiple linear regression models. The results obtained show that a part of the considered macroeconomic performance indicators, such as: total tax rate, exports of goods and services and private final consumption are statistically significant and have a strong influence on the SMEs performance. Also we observe important differences according to firm size.http://journals.univ-danubius.ro/index.php/oeconomica/article/view/4209/4078SME; performance; value added; employment; CEE |
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Valentina Diana Rusu Angela Roman Economic Performance of the SME sector in CEE Countries: an Empirical Investigation Acta Universitatis Danubius: Oeconomica SME; performance; value added; employment; CEE |
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Valentina Diana Rusu Angela Roman |
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Valentina Diana Rusu |
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Economic Performance of the SME sector in CEE Countries: an Empirical Investigation |
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Economic Performance of the SME sector in CEE Countries: an Empirical Investigation |
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Economic Performance of the SME sector in CEE Countries: an Empirical Investigation |
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Economic Performance of the SME sector in CEE Countries: an Empirical Investigation |
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Economic Performance of the SME sector in CEE Countries: an Empirical Investigation |
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economic performance of the sme sector in cee countries: an empirical investigation |
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Danubius University |
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Acta Universitatis Danubius: Oeconomica |
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2065-0175 2067-340X |
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2017-06-01 |
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Small and medium enterprises are an important part of a country’s economy and are a
significant source for creating value added, employment, innovation and economic growth. Because
of this improving their performance is a major concern of the specialists in the field. Through this
paper we intend to evaluate the evolution of the SMEs performance between 2008 and 2014, but also
to determine the factors that are influencing the growth of the value added of SMEs in the Central and
Eastern European countries. In order to achieve the objectives proposed we use as methods the
comparison of indicators and multiple linear regression models. The results obtained show that a part
of the considered macroeconomic performance indicators, such as: total tax rate, exports of goods and
services and private final consumption are statistically significant and have a strong influence on the
SMEs performance. Also we observe important differences according to firm size. |
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SME; performance; value added; employment; CEE |
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http://journals.univ-danubius.ro/index.php/oeconomica/article/view/4209/4078 |
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