Unleashing Productivity Through Firm Financing: Evidence and Policies to Close the Finance Productivity Divide

by Tatiana Didier

The ability of firms to finance investments in physical and human capital and innovate through digital, green, and other technologies is central to productivity and economic growth. Yet a myriad of distortions and frictions can prevent the efficient allocation of financial resources to firms, negatively impacting their growth and productivity. Drawing from a newly constructed Orbis data set for 2.5 million private firms, 'Unleashing Productivity through...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1464819394
• ISBN13: 9781464819391
• Release Date: October 2024
• Publisher: World Bank Publications
• Length: 120 Pages