@chrissommer.bsky.social

Researcher at @IDOS_research. PhD from @UniHeidelberg. Development Economics, Financial System Development, SME Finance. Tweets reflect own views.

[@chrissommer.bsky.social @Chris__Sommer]

Find my new #Article on the role of capital markets for #smefinance in the @JDevStudies.

Click here https://t.co/YYTAkQXEKn & share 🔄 #OpenAccess

Special thanks to @IDOS_research & everyone who supported me!

And find a summary of it in the following thread 🧵:

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Happy to announce that my contribution to the @mfw4a blog was published today. You can find the short piece on the role of capital markets for #SMEfinance here: https://t.co/OznpFtYrcK

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MFW4A Newsletter | March 2025 - https://t.co/HKh0w80Evl

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Better late than never: https://t.co/9dFjmKnk2q

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@crokochris @UniHeidelberg @IDOS_research Finally! With this surname, I just had to get the Dr. 😋

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I successfully defended my doctoral thesis „Essays on structures of #FinancialSystems and their impact on the financing of #SMEs“ @UniHeidelberg last Friday.
Special thanks to my supervisor Stefan Klonner, all colleagues at @IDOS_research & all helpful people in this journey!🙏🎓

[@chrissommer.bsky.social @Chris__Sommer]

16/16
..to foster SMEfinance more directly by improving SMEs’ loan access – e.g. address problems of information asymmetry(credit registries), collateral issues(moveable asset registries) & facilitate digitalization(fin.inclusion, ease &costs of using fin. services, competition).

[@chrissommer.bsky.social @Chris__Sommer]

Find my new #Article on the role of capital markets for #smefinance in the @JDevStudies.

Click here https://t.co/YYTAkQXEKn & share 🔄 #OpenAccess

Special thanks to @IDOS_research & everyone who supported me!

And find a summary of it in the following thread 🧵:

[@chrissommer.bsky.social @Chris__Sommer]

15/16
This does not necessarily imply that governments should direct their primary efforts to advance capital markets. Depending on the current level of development, it may take strenuous institutional &structural reforms to achieve truly thriving cap. markets. It may be better..