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Office of Advocacy Sponsored Economic Research
Over the years, research conducted for the Office of Advocacy, U.S. Small Business Administration has proved to be not only a rich resource for policy makers at every level of government, but has formed the intellectual underpinning for several legislative and regulatory initiatives that have taken place in the intervening years.
Research Summaries are available for research awarded 1990 forward, and complete studies from 1999 forward. The complete studies and some of the more recent research summaries are in PDF format. Information on obtaining a free Adobe reader for PDF format is available at the bottom of this page.
Some of the older research is collectively available in the Catalog of Small Business Research, 1995 edition.
(The research studies listed here were conducted for the U.S. Small Business Administration under contracts or grants. The opinions and recommendations of the authors of this study do not necessarily reflect official policies of the SBA or any other agency of the U.S. government.)
| Topic | Title | NTIS Code | RS# | Year Completed | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Formation, Growth & Decline | |||||||
| Expected Cost of Startup Ventures (PDF file) | PB2004 100018 | 232 | 2003 | ||||
| Small Business During the Business Cycle (PDF file) | PB2003 105466 | 231 | 2003 | ||||
| Share of Small Business NAICS Industries (PDF file) | PB2002 108707 | 218 | 2002 | ||||
| Estimation of Small Business Wealth (PDF file) | PB2002 108706 | 217 | 2002 | ||||
| Earnings Growth among Disadvantaged Business Owners (PDF file) | PB2002 101029 | 209 | 2001 | ||||
| Small Business Share of Economic Growth (PDF file) | PB2002 102202 | 211 | 2001 | ||||
| Economic Policy and the Start-up, Survival, and Growth of Entrepreneurial Ventures (PDF file) | PB2001 105510 | 206 | 2001 | ||||
| Wealth and Income: How Did Small Businesses Fare from 1989 to 1998? (PDF file) | PB2001 105509 | 205 | 2001 | ||||
| Analyses of Business Dissolution by Demographic Category of Business Ownership (PDF file) | PB2001 104043 | 204 | 2001 | ||||
| Establishment Employment Change and Survival, 1992-1996: Analyses Based on a New, Longitudinal Data Base with Special Focus on Information Technology Industries (PDF file) | PB2000 107715 | 200 | 2000 | ||||
| Analysis of Hispanic-Owned Companies (PDF file) | PB2000 107716 | 199 | 2000 | ||||
| Homebased Business: The Hidden Economy (PDF file) | PB2000 104509 | 194 | 2000 | ||||
| Statistics of U.S. Businesses - Microdata and Tables (PDF file) | PB99 142572 | 190 | 1999 | ||||
| Financial Difficulties of Small Businesses and Reasons for Their Failure (PDF file) | PB99 131955 | 188 | 1999 | ||||
| U.S. Summary Corporate Change Tables | PB98 131543 | 183 | 1998 | ||||
| Changing Characteristics of the Self-Employed | PB96 197785 | 185 | 1996 | ||||
| Entrepreneurial Origins: A Longitudinal Inquiry | PB95 187373 | 152 | 1995 | ||||
| The Function of Failure | PB94 175718 | 144 | 1994 | ||||
| Myths and Realities of Working at Home: Characteristics of Homebased Business Owners and Telecommuters | PB93 192862 | 134 | 1993 | ||||
| Business Survival Rates by Age Cohort of Business | PB92 160134 | 122 | 1991 | ||||
| Historical research | |||||||
| Competition | |||||||
| Small Business Survival in Competition with Large Multi-Unit Retail Firms | PB2000 104948 | 197 | 2000 | ||||
| Small Business Share of Private, Nonfarm, Gross Domestic Product | PB97 180723 | 181 | 1997 | ||||
| Measuring Impact of Crime on Small Business | PB97 148449 | 176 | 1997 | ||||
| Lilliputian Strategies: Small Business Responses to Big Business Entry | PB96 197256 | 172 | 1996 | ||||
| Estimating the Local Effects of Defense Cuts on Small Business | PB95 100285 | 148 | 1995 | ||||
| Historical research | |||||||
| Employment & Training | |||||||
| Value of Worker Training Programs to Small Business (PDF File) | PB2002 102205 | 213 | 2002 | Does a Rising Tide of Small Business Jobs Lift All Boats? (PDF File) | PB2001 107831 | 208 | 2001 |
| Labor Shortages, Needs and Related Issues in Small and Large Businesses - Part A: Labor Shortages in Small Firms - Part B: Contingent Workers in Small and Large Firms (PDF Files) | PB2000 104378 | 195 | 1999 | ||||
| Measures of Job Flow Dynamics in the U.S. Economy (PDF File) | PB99 156200 | 192 | 1999 | ||||
| The Role of Small Firm in the Upward Mobility of New Immigrants | PB96 168851 | 169 | 1996 | ||||
| Job Training Approaches in Small and Large Firms | PB93 192870 | 135 | 1993 | ||||
| Historical research | |||||||
| Exporting | |||||||
| Costs of Developing a Foreign Market for a Small Business: The Market & Non-Market Barriers to Exporting by Small Firms | PB2005 100505 | 241 | 2004 | ||||
| The Costs of Financing Exports for Small Business | PB96 181300 | 168 | 1996 | ||||
| State Export Promotion and Small Business | PB92 168657 | 125 | 1992 | ||||
| Historical research | |||||||
| Finance, Interest And Credit | |||||||
| The Impact of Bank Consolidation on Small Business Credit Availability | PB2004 102510 | 234 | 2004 | ||||
| Impact of Tight Money and/or Recessions on Small Business | PB2003 105490 | 230 | 2003 | ||||
| Assessing the Profitability and Riskiness of Small Business Lenders in the Banking Industry | PB2003 102400 | 229 | 2003 | ```||||
| An Exploration of a Secondary Market for Small Business Loans | PB2003 101119 | 227 | 2003 | ||||
| The Real Effects of Liquidity on Behavior: Evidence from Regulation and Deregulation of Credit Markets | PB2003 101101 | 223 | 2002 | ||||
| An Investigation of Venture Capital in Women-and Minority-led Firms | PB2002 102204 | 214 | 2002 | The Impact of Structural Change in the Banking Industry on Small Business Lending | PB98 106693 | 180 | 1998 |
| Profitability of Small Business Lending by Small Banks | PB98 106701 | 184 | 1998 | ||||
| The Effect of Interstate Banking on Small Business Lending: Impact of the Banking & Branching Efficiency Act, P.L. 103-32 | PB97 186068 | 179 | 1997 | ||||
| Creating New Capital Markets for Emerging Ventures | -- | -- | 1996 | ||||
| Pension Funds and Small Firm Financing: Models of Successful Small Business Investment Programs | PB96 146477 | 164 | 1996 | ||||
| Impact of Environmental Liability on Access to Capital for Small Business | PB96 195870 | 175 | 1996 | ||||
| The Role of Social Relationships in Financial Intermediation: Empirical Evidence from the United States Small Business Credit Market | PB96 195433 | 173 | 1996 | ||||
| Finance Companies and Small Business Borrowers: Who Are They, What Financial Services Do They Buy & Do They Pay Higher Prices? | PB96 146485 | 160 | 1996 | ||||
| Pension Funds and Small Business Financing | PB95 199105 | 153 | 1995 | ||||
| Small Businesses and Large Banks | PB94 195161 | 145 | 1994 | ||||
| A Comparison of Borrowers with SBA and Other Loan Guarantees | PB94 126885 | 140 | 1994 | ||||
| Equity Capital Access by Small and Minority Business Enterprises | PB93 144582 | 131 | 1993 | ||||
| Historical research | |||||||
| Franchising | |||||||
| Women and Minorities in Franchising and Financing Practices (PDF file) | PB99 163230 | 193 | 1999 | ||||
| Why New Franchisers Succeed | PB97 133300 | 178 | 1997 | ||||
| Differences Between Successful and Unsuccessful Franchisers" | PB96 113162 | 158 | 1996 | ||||
| Survival Patterns Among Franchises & Nonfranchises Started in 1986/87 | PB96 162664 | 165 | 1996 | ||||
| Future of Franchising (Franchising's Growing Role in the U.S. Economy, 1975-2000) | PB93 182574 | 136 | 1993 | ||||
| Historical research | |||||||
| Government Procurement | |||||||
| Trends in Electronic Procurement and Electronic Commerce and Their Impact on Small Business | PB2004 104381 | 240 | 2004 | ||||
| Characteristics of Federal Government Procurement Spending With Veteran-Owned Businesses: FY 2000 – FY 2003 (3Q) |
PB2004 104383 | 239 | 2004 | ||||
| The Impact of Purchase Card Activity on Small Businesses | PB2003 100243 | 226 | 2003 | ||||
| The Impact of Contract Bundling on Small Business: FY1992-FY2001 — The Facts About |
PB2003 100132 | 221 | 2002 | ||||
| The Impact of Contract Bundling on Small Business: FY1992-FY1999 | PB2002 101094 | 203 | 2000 | ||||
| Contract Bundling and Small Business: Effects of the Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act on Small Business | PB97 1801731 | 177 | 1997 | ||||
| The Pattern of Federal Procurement from Minority and Women-Owned Small Businesses | PB93 182582 | 133 | 1993 | ||||
| The Impact of Federal Procurement on the Growth and Viability of Small Businesses | PB93 144590 | 132 | 1993 | ||||
| Historical research | |||||||
| Government Regulation | |||||||
| Small Businesses as Culprits and Clients: A Comparison of Brownfield Redevelopment in Los Angeles and Kuala Lumpur (PDF file) | PB2004 104382 | 238 | 2004 | ||||
| Home-Based Business and Government Regulation (PDF file) Full report - Appendices |
PB2004 102462 | 235 | 2004 | ||||
| Analysis of State Efforts to Mitigate Regulatory Burden on Small Businesses (PDF file) | PB2002 108708 | 219 | 2002 | ||||
| Emissions Trading for Small Businesses (PDF file) | PB2002 102232 | 216 | 2002 | ||||
| An Evaluation of Compliance with the Regulatory Flexibility Act by Federal Agencies (PDF file) | PB2002 102203 | 215 | 2002 | ||||
| The Impact of Regulatory Costs on Small Firms (PDF file) | PB2001 107067 | 207 | 2001 | ||||
| Impact by Firm Size of the Dollar Amount of Penalties Imposed by Federal Government Regulators - Part A - Part B - Part C - (PDF Files) | PB99 142564 | 187 | 1999 | ||||
| Impacts of Federal Regulations, Paperwork, and Tax Requirements on Small Business (PDF file) | PB99 122137 | 186 | 1999 | ||||
| Electric Utility Restructuring: Issues for Small Business | PB96 162573 | 161 | 1996 | ||||
| Pollution Regulation as a Barrier to the Formation of Small Manufacturing Establishments: A Longitudinal Analysis | PB95 100277 | 147 | 1995 | ||||
| A Survey of Regulatory Burdens [also available, Profile of Regulatory Costs (PDF file)] | PB95 263190 | 163 | 1995 | ||||
| How Small Businesses Learn | PB95 100293 | 149 | 1995 | ||||
| Environmental Financial Responsibility | PB95 100301 | 150 | 1995 | ||||
| Environmental Concerns for Small Business | PB93 209377 | 137 | 1993 | ||||
| Historical research | |||||||
| Science, Technology & Innovation | |||||||
| Trends in Electronic Procurement and Electronic Commerce and Their Impact on Small Business | PB2004 104381 | 240 | 2004 | ||||
| A Survey of Small Businesses’ Telecommunications Use and Spending | PB2004 102516 | 236 | 2004 | ||||
| Small and Technology: Acquisitions, Inventor Movement, and Technology Transfer | PB2004 102461 | 233 | 2004 | ||||
| Foreign Patenting Behavior by of Small and Large Firms: An Update | PB2003 101302 | 228 | 2003 | ||||
| Small Serial Innovatiors: The Small Firm Contribution To Technical Change | PB2003 101301 | 225 | 2003 | ||||
| Influence of R&D; Expenditures on new Firm Formation and Economic Growth | PB2003 100698 | 222 | 2002 | ||||
| E-Biz: Strategies for Small Business Success | PB2003 101131 | 220 | 2002 | ||||
| E-Commerce's Impact on the Travel Agency Industry | PB2002 101030 | 210 | 2001 | ||||
| Impact of E-commerce on Auto Dealers (PDF File) | PB2002 102201 | 212 | 2001 | ||||
| Measuring Contribution of Small Business (Using Assoc. Directories for Technology Study) (PDF File) | PB99 156192 | 191 | 1999 | ||||
| Survey of High Technology Firms (PDF file) | PB99 139842 | 189 | 1999 | ||||
| Foreign Patenting Behavior of Small and Large Firms | PB96 162789 | 167 | 1996 | ||||
| Impact of Electronic Data Interchange on Small Firms (EDI) | PB95 271102 | 159 | 1995 | ||||
| Technology Transfer to Small Manufacturers: A Literature Review | PB96 181029 | 162 | 1996 | ||||
| Small Firm Innovative Success: External Resources and Barriers | PB96 210083 | 1996 | |||||
| Technological & Organizational Diversity and Technical Advance in the Early History of the American Semiconductor Industry | PB94 175700 | 143 | 1994 | ||||
| Characterization of Innovations Introduced on the U.S. Market | PB84 212067 | 62 | 1982 | ||||
| The Relationship Between Industrial Concentration, Firm Size, and Technological Innovation | - | 08 | 1982 | ||||
| Historical research | |||||||
| State & Local Economic Development | |||||||
| The High-Tech Rural Renaissance? Information Technology, Firm Size and Rural Employment Growth (PDF File) | PB2000 107717 | 201 | 2000 | ||||
| Developing High-Technology Communities: San Diego (PDF File) | PB2000 | 198 | 2000 | ||||
| Measuring the Impact of Non-Uniform Product Liability Laws on the Costs of U.S. Goods | PB92 181197 | 123 | 1992 | ||||
| Efficacy of State Export Promotion Efforts | PB92 168657 | 125 | 1992 | ||||
| Historical research | |||||||
| Taxes | |||||||
| The Impact of Tax Expenditure Policies on Incorporated Small Business (PDF file) | PB2004 103036 | 237 | 2004 | ||||
| Cross Firm-Size Variation in Subnational Taxation Under Federal Consumption-Based Taxation: Impact and Implications | PB96 195425 | 170 | 1996 | ||||
| Differential Impact of State-Local Tax Incentives on Small versus Large Firms | PB96 131321 | 166 | 1996 | ||||
| Taxes and the Choice of Entity for Small Businesses | PB95 239976 | 154 | 1995 | ||||
| Historical research | |||||||
| Wages, Benefits & Payroll Costs | |||||||
| Study of the Administrative Costs and Actuarial Values of Small Health Plans | PB2003 101119 | 224 | 2003 | ||||
| Small Business and Access to Health Insurers, Particularly HMOs (PDF file, unfortunately incompatible software make the file difficult to read) | PB2002 101095 | 202 | 2000 | ||||
| Distribution of Low-Wage Workers by Firm Size in the United States (PDF file) | PB2000 105145 | 196 | 2000 | ||||
| Tabulations of 1983, 1988, and 1993 Current Population Survey Data on Job & Worker Attributes by Firm Employment Size (Tracing New Firm Hires in Small Business | PB96 183611 | 174 | 1996 | ||||
| State Unemployment Compensation and Workers' Compensation Programs: A Review of Major Legislative Changes, Program Costs & Suggested Reforms | PB96 193396 | 171 | 1996 | ||||
| Measuring the Uninsured by Firm Size and Employment Status (Phase II) | PB95 239703 | 157 | 1995 | ||||
| The Effect of Computer Use on the Earnings of Workers by Firm Size | PB95 239984 | 156 | 1995 | ||||
| Workers' Compensation by State: Assessing the Burden of Workers' Compensation by Business Size | PB95 256012 | 155 | 1995 | ||||
| Business Ownership as an Employment Opportunity for Women | PB95 187365 | 151 | 1995 | ||||
| Measuring the Uninsured by Firm Size & Employment Status (Part I) | PB94 195153 | 146 | 1994 | ||||
| Small Business Access to Health Care (Programs To Improve Health Insurance Access for Small Business) | PB92 183607 | 126 | 1992 | ||||
| Historical research | |||||||
| Veterans | |||||||
| Characteristics of Federal Government Procurement Spending With Veteran-Owned Businesses: FY 2000 – FY 2003 (3Q) |
PB2004 104383 | 239 | 2004 | ||||
| Financial Success and Business Ownership Among Vietnam and Other Veterans | - | 36 | 1986 | ||||
| Profiling Entrepreneurial Veterans(Vol.III) (Vol.II) (Vol.I) | - | 70 | 1986, 1985, 1984 | ||||
| Vietnam-Era Veterans and Enterpreneurship | - | 78 | 1985 | ||||
| Viable Loan Categories for Veterans | - | 40 | 1985 | ||||
| A Study of Department of Defense Procurement from Veterans | - | 68 | 1985 | ||||
| Enterpreneurial Choice and Success | - | - | 1985 | ||||
| Differences Between Veteran-Owned and Non-Veteran-Owned Businesses | - | 44 | 1983 | ||||
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