Research

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Trade Topics

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"High growth firms and trade linkages: Imports do matter", published in Small Business Economics

19 February 2022

This paper examines the association between high-growth firm status and global linkages with special focus on the role of imports. We rely on a rich panel data covering all formal firms in Tunisia between 1999 and 2015. Our results show that firms that im ...

Exploring export opportunities of Tunisia in Africa

26 August 2021

research project under the auspices of the ‘South Africa-Tunisia Science and Technology Collaboration’ initiative. The research project is aimed ... exporters. Following an extensive bidding process, a research consortium ...

Analysis of the trade opportunities between South African and Tunisian SME's: The TRADE-DSM (Decision Support Model) approach

9 June 2021

This research project is focused on the following key activities: ... University; d) Once the Tunisia model is constructed, various research ... e) Research needs to be conducted on the applicability and potential ...

Analysis of the trade opportunities between South African and Tunisian SME's: The TRADE-DSM (Decision Support Model)

9 June 2021

This research project is focused on the following key activities: ... University; d) Once the Tunisia model is constructed, various research ... e) Research needs to be conducted on the applicability and potential ...

Determinants of Tourism SMEs' Performance in Mauritius

3 June 2021

This study develops and tests a structural model that incorporates the determinants of SME financial performance in Mauritius. Data were collected from 384 tourism SME owners using a structured questionnaire. The results indicate that managerial capabilit ...

Lutte contre le COVID-19: Mesure de la vulnérabilité des entreprises des pays en développement au choc du COVID-19

11 March 2021

Une équipe constituée de deux UMR IRD (Développement et sociétés et LEDA) et une institution partenaire tunisienne (l'ESSEC Tunis) ont reçu un arbitrage positif dans le cadre de l'appel à projet flash lancé par l'ANRS en avril dernier pour ...

"The dynamics of High Growth Firms: Evidence from Tunisia".

19 November 2020

This paper examines the dynamics and characteristics of high-growth firms in Tunisia. Further knowledge about the dynamics of these firms can inform the design of business support policies, especially toward small and medium-size firms. The analysis sugge ...

TRADE-SA-Tunisia export opportunities project- Report back on 1st workshop

20 January 2020

TRADE-SA-Tunisia export opportunities project- Report back on 1st workshop. With South Africa and Tunisia being located at opposite ends of the African continent and their main export markets being in Europe and other major trading regions, one might thin ...

How internationalization affects firms’ growth in the MENA region? A quantile regression approach, Economics Bulletin

14 May 2019

In this paper, we contribute to the literature by studying the effect of internationalization on the conditional firm growth rate distribution in eight countries from the MENA region. We use four measures of internationalization: exporting status, two-way ...

Enterprise development: SMEs and export-led growth as the main engine of economic development

11 May 2019

Dr. Joy Kiiry presented on the Enterprise Development, Role of SMES, Support to SMES, Challenges and Solutions to Challenges. Author(s): Dr. Joy Mueni Kiiru Yes Kenya Enterprise development- Joy Kiiru.pptx Author(s): Dr. Joy Mueni Kiiru Download 3 April 2 ...