The Relationship between Macroeconomics and Small and Medium Enterprises

A special issue of Economies (ISSN 2227-7099).

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2024 | Viewed by 779

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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

This Special Issue is focused on the importance of understanding the relationship between macroeconomics and SMEs in the context of contemporary economic dynamics. The extraordinary development of the macroeconomic environment caused by the pandemic or current wars led to significant changes in the development of SMEs. Thus, this SI focuses on several important topics to provide insights into sustaianable SME development and unravel the nuances of the macroeconomic–SME relationship through the following methods:

  • Examination of how macroeconomic factors impact the performance, growth, and sustainability of SMEs.
  • Analysis of the reciprocal influence, considering how SME activities contribute to macroeconomic indicators.
  • Exploration of regional and global variations in the relationship between macroeconomics and SMEs.

Dr. Katarina Valaskova
Guest Editor

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Keywords

  • macroeconomic variability
  • economic fluctuation
  • bankruptcy prediction
  • earnings management
  • corporate finance
  • digitization
  • COVID-19 pandemic

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Institutional Quality and Internationalization: Empirical Evidence from Manufacturing SMEs in Vietnam
by Bao Dinh Ho and Tung Nguyen
Economies 2024, 12(6), 144; https://doi.org/10.3390/economies12060144 - 11 Jun 2024
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This paper assesses how the local institutional environment affects the internationalization of manufacturing small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Vietnam, exploiting a multi-dimensional institutional index and large-scale enterprise data. The authors find that the internationalization of manufacturing SMEs was influenced by several institutional [...] Read more.
This paper assesses how the local institutional environment affects the internationalization of manufacturing small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Vietnam, exploiting a multi-dimensional institutional index and large-scale enterprise data. The authors find that the internationalization of manufacturing SMEs was influenced by several institutional aspects, such as the transparency of local authorities, access to land, informal charges, and local labor policies. Improvements in these institutional aspects can substantially enhance participation in international trade and its magnitude. This pattern diverges from their large and foreign counterparts, whose trade participation is primarily affected by land access and the transparency of local authorities. Additionally, the authors find heterogeneous effects of the institutional environment on SMEs in different manufacturing industries. Heavy industries rely more on the costs of entry and time costs, while land access is crucial for SMEs in manufacturing industries that require large-sized factories. Our findings suggest that the government should provide a supportive institutional environment to SMEs, which will lead to higher international participation and boost domestic economic growth. Full article
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