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Mittelstand (SME) policy

Mittelstand (SME) enterprises are diverse: We observe a considerable heterogeneity in business models and ...

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SME Development Barometer

IfM Bonn uses the "Survey on the Access to Finance of Enterprises", to report semiannually on the current ...

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IfM Bonn News

Machine learning methods versus conventional methods

Do machine learning methods predict U.S. IPO withdrawals more accurately than conventional regression models (logit)? Dr Annika Reiff analyses this question in her article "Comparing the Prediction Performance of Random Forest, Lasso, and Logit in the Context of IPO Withdrawal"

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Local entrepreneurship empowers resilience to extreme weather

Can the regional business structure influence the resilience of a region in the face of extreme weather events?

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IfM-Position Paper

In need of a paradigm shift – Rethinking bureaucracy reduction and regulation policies

Highly complex economies and societies need regulations to ensure their ability to function. These ensure legal and planning certainty and prevent corruption. However, especially in the view of SMEs, the "optimal" level of bureaucracy – which is difficult to determine empirically – seems to be far exceeded by now.

According to a recent study by IfM Bonn (Holz, Icks & Nielen 2023), the bureaucratic burden on companies goes well beyond the statistically measured time and cost expenditures.

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Figure of the months

Only around

0,5%

of all companies in Germany would be classified as Small Mid-Caps according to the proposed EU definition.

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Policy Brief "Entrepreneurship in Focus"

Time or Money? Mothers and Start-up Decisions

How do parental leave policies influence mothers’ decision to become an entrepreneur?

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Cooperation with University of Siegen

Cooperation with University of Siegen

Zukunftspanel Mittelstand

Zukunftspanel Mittelstand

NUI region ranking

NUI region ranking

Offensive Mittelstand

Offensive Mittelstand

Data of the IfM Bonn

Data of the IfM Bonn

Third party research

Third party research