Promoting the Financing of SMEs and Start-ups in Korea:

The Korean government has made fostering a "creative economy" a top priority. The goal is to shift Korea's economic paradigm to one based on innovation in which new start-ups and venture businesses play a key role. However, the venture capital market is still at an early stage of deve...

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Main Author: Jones, Randall S.. (Author)
Other Authors: Kim, Myungkyoo (Contributor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Paris OECD Publishing 2014
Series:OECD Economics Department Working Papers
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Links:https://doi.org/10.1787/5jxx054bdlvh-en
Summary:The Korean government has made fostering a "creative economy" a top priority. The goal is to shift Korea's economic paradigm to one based on innovation in which new start-ups and venture businesses play a key role. However, the venture capital market is still at an early stage of development. To make venture investment a growth driver, it is important to expand the role of business angels, activate the merger-andacquisition market and foster entrepreneurship. A creative economy also depends on making SMEs, which account for 87% of employment, more dynamic. The productivity gap between large firms and SMEs, which benefit from a wide range of public support, is widening. SME policies should be streamlined and improved to promote market-based financing and reduce the negative effects of government funding programmes, which discourage the expansion of SMEs
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (37 Seiten) 21 x 29.7cm
DOI:10.1787/5jxx054bdlvh-en