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Do export promotion agencies promote new exporters ?
Cruz, Marcio - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2014
Do export promotion agencies impact the probability of non-exporting firms to export? In the last decade many countries have introduced export promotion agencies to support their firms to deal with asymmetric information problems and make feasible additional gains from trade. Some recent studies...
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Small business tax policy, informality, and tax evasion -- evidence from Georgia
Bruhn, Miriam; Loeprick, Jan - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2014
Using a panel of administrative data and regression discontinuity analysis, this paper examines how the introduction of preferential tax regimes for Georgian micro and small businesses in 2010 affects formal firm creation and tax compliance. The results show that the new tax regime for micro...
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Does local financial development matter for firm lifecycle in India ?
Ayyagari, Meghana; Demirguc-Kunt, Asli; Maksimovic, Vojislav - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2014
lifecycle and growth. These results hold controlling for differences in labor regulations across states, capital intensity, and …
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SME finance in Africa
Beck, Thorsten; Cull, Robert - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2014
This paper uses cross-country firm-level surveys to gauge access to financial services and the importance of financing constraints for African enterprises. The paper compares access to finance in Africa and other developing regions of the world, within Africa across countries, and across...
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Investment climate reforms and job creation in developing countries : what do we know and what should we do ?
Rahman, Aminur - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2014
to shed light on which investment climate reforms matter most for spurring the employment and productivity growth of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010903297
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Estimating the long-run impact of microcredit programs on household income and net worth
Woutersen, Tiemen; Khandker, Shahidur R. - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2014
This paper investigates whether the utilization of microcredit programs has a significant impact on the income and net … worth of the participants. Several micro finance institutes are optimistic on the beneficial effects of microcredit programs …. Others describe microcredit with interest rates in excess of 20 percent as a poverty trap. This paper uses more than 20 years …
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Does FDI bring good jobs to host countries ?
Javorcik, Beata S. - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2014
Are jobs created by foreign investors good jobs? The evidence reviewed in this article is consistent with the view that jobs created by FDI are good jobs, both from the worker's and the country's perspective. From the worker's perspective, this is because such jobs are likely to pay higher wages...
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Non-farm enterprises in rural Africa : new empirical evidence
Nagler, Paula; Naude, Wim - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2014
limit productivity and growth. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010938738
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Which firms create the most jobs in developing countries ? evidence from Tunisia
Rijkers, Bob; Arouri, Hassen; Freund, Caroline; … - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2014
information on all registered private enterprises, including self-employment. In spite of stable growth of gross domestic product …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010938743
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Drivers of entrepreneurship and post-entry performance of newborn firms in developing countries
Quatraro, Francesco; Vivarelli, Marco - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2014
The aim of this paper is to provide an updated survey of the"state of the art"in entrepreneurial studies with a particular focus on developing countries (DCs). In particular, the concept of"entrepreneurship"is critically discussed, followed by a discussion of the institutional, macroeconomic,...
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