The study provides policy recommendations to increase the productivity of micro and small firms in Bolivia and to … provide incentives for firms to formalize based on a fresh understanding of firms behavior regarding formality, productivity … access to capital seems to be the main constraint to productivity for all micro and small firms. However, the survey …

Bolivia benefited from an overall favorable economic evolution in the last few years, supported by sound macro … growth. In its reform measures, it places a particular focus on developing the rural areas, in which a large share of the …-going reform efforts by providing an evaluation of the role the financial system could play for enhancing growth in rural areas and …

. The companion study (the World Bank 2007a) shows that Bolivia's informal sector is the largest in Latin America by many … is to identify gender-based productivity constraints that hinder the growth of female-owned businesses. First, author … causes of gender-based differences in productivity and profitability. However, most of the differences between male and …

Bolivia's informal sector is the largest in Latin America, by many definitions and measures. Bolivia's high informality … low productivity, low growth, and low quality of jobs. This study presents fresh qualitative and quantitative analyses to … inform policy actions appropriate to the reality of Bolivia. The crucial finding of the analysis is that the impact of tax …

This book presents qualitative and quantitative analyses on Bolivia's informal sector, the reasons why firms are … small firms. Measures to boost the productivity of micro and small firms in general will both help overall economic growth …

groups, the study conducts a gender analysis of formality and productivity in six different sectors in Bolivia. The findings …Bolivia's informal economic sector is the largest in Latin America, and women-owned businesses tend to be … productivity of small informal firms. Using data from firm surveys, national household surveys, and qualitative data from focus …

stability is achieved, Bolivia should retake the reform agenda to promote private investment and productivity gains, tackling …Bolivia is today at a crossroads. Several years of growth were achieved in the early and mid 1990s resulting from … structural reforms which encouraged an upswing in private investment and productivity gains. However, more recently a series of …

Bolivia faces high levels of persistent poverty and inequality. In 2002, 65 percent of the population was living in … today remains close to the level of the early 1990s. In addition, income distribution in Bolivia is among the most unequal … services while labor-intensive sectors and poorer regions grew at a lower rate. Second, the low productivity of firms …

This country note briefly summarizes information relevant to both climate change and agriculture in Bolivia, with focus … America, Bolivia has submitted one national communication to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC … sufficiently explored. Bolivia counts with only two registered Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) projects, none of which is in the …