... successfully navigating the pandemic than would Americans. The chapter ends with a brief description of how each substantive chapter is outlined. Finland United States COVID-19 cross-national comparisons survey data Introduction The first cases of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV...

... for not introducing the family constitution preparation process of the family constitution survey data Germany 10.1. Introduction In recent years, research and practice in business administration have increasingly been devoted to family businesses, as these have been neglected by business administration...

... experience. The need for this course is supported by the research literature on emerging adulthood. In addition, the authors report on focus group and survey data gathered. The modern discourse on the post-college transition commonly emphasizes economic and practical hurdles, such as educational...

... Sources of Knowledge Secondary data sources are an excellent starting point for identifying patterns and trends that can inform policy formulation, design of service delivery programs, and evaluation of policy and program outcomes. National survey data are a source for information on specific populations...

... is consistent and that efficiency gains can be achieved by weighting observations by the inverse of their inclusion probabilities if the sampling is endogenous. Nonparametric local constant survey data regression estimator Monte Carlo simulations mean squared error Introduction Nonparametric methods...

... funding risks relationship banking information asymmetries survey data Following the literature cited, we expect that relationship banking enhances the accessibility of funds for SMEs. We therefore test the following two hypotheses: Hypothesis 1. SMEs that have a close relationship with banks can...

...Abstract The aim of this chapter is to understand effects of the recent crisis on the financial constraints that small and medium size enterprises have experienced in emerging economies. Using the firm level survey data provided by the World Bank, a descriptive analysis is conducted by calculating...

.... Moreover, expatriate students in Gulf countries perform better than natives. Student performance TIMSS socioeconomic status MENA survey data Introduction Empirical estimates of education production functions are very few in the case of Middle East and North African (MENA) region. The main problem...