"The authors determine how time delays affect international trade using newly collected World Bank data on the days it …-sensitive to time-insensitive agricultural goods by 6 percent. "--World Bank web site …

"New data from the 2008 World Bank Group Entrepreneurship Survey indicates a very strong and statistically significant … world. Data were also collected on the functioning and structure of business registries. Empirical evidence suggests that … fostering formal sector entrepreneurship. "--World Bank web site …

margins, and results in reduced franchise value that encourages bank risk taking. Under the alternative "competition …-stability" view, more market power in the loan market may result in greater bank risk as the higher interest rates charged to loan … their franchise values by increasing their equity capital or engaging in other risk-mitigating techniques. The authors test …