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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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Non-farm enterprises in rural Africa : new empirical evidence

Nagler, Paula; Naude, Wim - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2014

operating a non-farm enterprise. Households are also pulled into entrepreneurship to exploit opportunities. Access to credit and … operating an enterprise. The characteristics are also associated with the type of business activity a household operates. Rural … and female-headed enterprises and enterprises with young enterprise owners are less productive than urban and male …

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What does"entrepreneurship"data really show ? a comparison of the global entrepreneurship monitor and World Bank group datasets

Acs, Zoltan J.; Desai, Sameeksha; Klapper, Leora F - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2008

This paper compares two datasets designed to measure entrepreneurship. The Global Entrepreneurship Monitor dataset captures early-stage entrepreneurial activity; the World Bank Group Entrepreneurship Survey dataset captures formal business registration. There are a number of important...

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The business of product innovation : international empirical evidence

Lederman, Daniel - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2009

It is so widely recognized that innovation is a key driver of economic growth that it is cliché to say so. This article studies product innovation by firms with data from 68 countries, covering more than 25,000 firms in eight manufacturing sectors. The author assesses the predictions of...

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Geography and exporting behavior : evidence from India

Mukim, Megha - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2012

This paper examines locational factors that increase the odds of a firm's entry into export markets and affect the intensity of its participation. It differentiates between two different sources of spillovers: clustering of general economic activity and that of export-oriented activity. It also...

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The demand for, and consequences of, formalization among informal firms in Sri Lanka

de Mel, Suresh; McKenzie, David; Woodruff, Christopher - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2012

The majority of firms in most developing countries are informal. The authors of this paper conducted a field experiment in Sri Lanka that provided incentives for informal firms to formalize. Offering only information about the registration process and reimbursement for direct registration costs...

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Competition and innovation-driven inclusive growth

Dutz, Mark A.; Kessides, Ioannis; O'Connell, Stephen; … - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2011

The paper investigates the strength of innovation-driven employment growth, the role of competition in stimulating and facilitating it, and whether it is inclusive. In a sample of more than 26,000 manufacturing establishments across 71 countries (both OECD and developing), the authors find that...

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Effects of licensing reform on firm innovation : evidence from India

Seker, Murat - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2011

The regulatory environment in a country can affect firm performance. This study investigates the impact of a particular regulation, namely license requirements for certain firm activities, on the innovation performance of Indian firms. First it presents a model of firm and industry evolution...

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Firm location and the determinants of exporting in developing countries

Farole, Thomas; Winkler, Deborah - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2011

Bank's Enterprise Surveys Database, this paper assesses how firm location determines the likelihood and extent of exporting …

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Informality and profitability : evidence from a new firm survey in Ecuador

Medvedev, Denis; Oviedo, Ana Maria - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2013

This paper estimates the impact of informality on firm profits using a new firm-level survey designed specifically for this study. The survey was administered to about 1,200 firms with 50 employees or less in Ecuador's two largest cities, Quito and Guayaquil, plus two main centers of economic...

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