"The authors examine whether financial development boosts the growth of small firms more than large firms and hence … provides information on the mechanisms through which financial development fosters aggregate economic growth. They define an … a disproportionately large effect on the growth of industries that are technologically more dependent on small firms …

Doing Business in 2005: Removing Obstacles to Growth is the second in a series of annual reports investigating the …

hampering the dynamics of economic restructuring and resource reallocation that underlie the growth process. Loayza, Oviedo, and … countries in the 1990s. Using these indicators, the authors study the effects of regulation on economic growth and macroeconomic … regulation with respect to macroeconomic performance. The authors conclude that a heavier regulatory burden reduces growth and …

the method on the Current Population Survey for the United States, they find that the compliance probability falls …

"This paper analyzes characteristics of nonfarm enterprises, their employment growth patterns, and constraints in doing … business in rural Tanzania. Using unique survey data, the authors describe a low-return sector struggling to compete in a …, road infrastructure, and rural cell phone communication is correlated with employment growth. A major finding is that …

Facilitating the growth of Small- and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) is central to creating jobs for an underutilized … SME growth performance and productivity is currently poor, and these related challenges must be simultaneously addressed …. Although growth and productivity may be affected by different aspects of the business environment, productivity is needed for …

the degree to which firms in this survey have been expanding or contracting employment and investment levels, followed by …