Research data supporting an analysis of the impact of Economic Policy Uncertainty (EPU) on the solvency of small and medium-sized enterprises in Europe. The dataset was created by Orden-Cruz, Carmen and was last updated on April 21, 2026. It contains variables used in the corresponding academic study.
Use Cases
- Modeling the relationship between economic policy uncertainty and corporate solvency based on the described research variables.
- Analyzing the financial resilience of European SMEs under conditions of policy volatility.
- Benchmarking SME solvency metrics against macroeconomic uncertainty indicators.
- Conducting comparative studies on policy impacts across different European regions or sectors.
Strengths
- Data is directly linked to a specific, titled research study, providing clear context.
- Last update timestamp is precisely recorded as 2026-04-21 17:59:40.
- Focus on European SMEs addresses a specific and economically significant segment.
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count, file formats, and data scale are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
Provenance
- Source
- Orden-Cruz, Carmen via e-cienciaDatos Harvested Dataverse
- Collection Method
- Variables compiled for academic research, likely from secondary sources.
- Time Range
- null
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-04-21 17:59:40; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- Europe