"New data from the 2008 World Bank Group Entrepreneurship Survey indicates a very strong and statistically significant … fostering formal sector entrepreneurship. "--World Bank web site … relationship between entrepreneurship and a better business environment. Data for 100 countries on the number of total and newly …

Tenth in a series of annual reports comparing business regulation in 185 economies, Doing Business 2013 measures … overall "ease of doing business", and analyzes reforms to business regulation -- identifying which economies are strengthening … anniversary of the global Doing Business report. Doing Business is a flagship product by the World Bank and IFC that garners …

countries on their overall ""ease of doing business"", and analyzes reforms to business regulation—identifying which countries … unreasonable costs on businesses. Where business regulation is burdensome and competition limited, success depends more on whom you … reduce obstacles to entrepreneurship. Developing countries compete to land a spot on the top 10 list of most …

, including instrumental variable regressions. "--World Bank web site …

issues. "--World Bank web site …