EIF Working Paper 2019/054: Econometric study on the impact of EU loan guarantee financial instruments on growth and jobs of SMEs

This paper provides a policy-oriented summary of a recent report to the European Commission’s DG for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs. The econometric study assesses the real performance effects of EU-guaranteed loans to SMEs disbursed in the Benelux, Italy, and the Nordic countries (Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden), during the years 2002 to 2016.

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