Journal article · 2026
Local context, local solutions: increasing returns from municipal policies supporting SMEs
Small Enterprise Research 33(2), 159–177
Summary
Uses survey data from 513 Israeli small and medium-sized enterprises and structural equation modelling to ask whether a locality's population size, socioeconomic status and demographic composition change how municipal support for businesses translates into owner satisfaction and economic returns. Socioeconomic status and demographic composition turn out to matter most.
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Research theme
SMEs, entrepreneurship & local government
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