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Where are the real bottlenecks? Evidence from 20,000 firms in 60 countries about the shadow costs of constraints to firm performance

Carlin, Wendy; Schaffer, Mark E.; Seabright, Paul - 2007

We use data from over 20,000 firms in 60 countries to identify constraints on the growth of firms. We interpret managers' answers to survey questions on the extent to which various aspects of their external environment inhibit the performance of their firm as measuring the shadow cost of...

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[Rezension von: Auerbach, Alan J., ...,, Handbook of public economics, Vol. 3]

Nechyba, Thomas J. - In: Journal of economic literature 41 (2003) 4, pp. 1301-1303

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Where Are the Real Bottlenecks? Evidence from 20,000 Firms in 60 Countries about the Shadow Costs of Constraints to Firm Performance

Carlin, Wendy; Schaffer, Mark; Seabright, Paul - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2007

We use data from over 20,000 firms in 60 countries to identify constraints on the growth of firms. We interpret managers’ answers to survey questions on the extent to which various aspects of their external environment inhibit the performance of their firm as measuring the shadow cost of...

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Investment Climate and Employment Growth: The Impact of Access to Finance, Corruption and Regulations Across Firms

Pages, Carmen; Aterido, Reyes; Hallward-Driemeier, Mary - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2007

Using firm level data on 70,000 enterprises in 107 countries, this paper finds important effects of access to finance … systematically by firm types. Micro and small firms have less access to formal finance, pay more in bribes than do larger firms, and … downward the size distribution of firms. In the case of finance and business regulations this occurs by reducing the employment …

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