by the reform significantly increased their education and experienced higher labor income. Our main result is that the …. These results are not driven by the direct impact of education and are not explained by higher turnout, or greater attention …

This paper develops a model of costly firm creation in an economy with weak institutions, costly business environment … environment tend to be more effective in creating productive firms when accompanied by narrowing skill gaps. Similarly, more … conducive business regulations amplify the positive impact on firm creation of better education and reduced skill mismatches. To …