We study the effects of product market risk on entrepreneurial activities in China, using a favorable change in U.S. trade policy as a plausibly exogenous shock. We do not find an increase in entry rates for domestic firms in exposed industry. However, for upstream suppliers, entry rates...

The differences in financial development across Indian states, while seeming substantial, have a minor effect on firm lifecycle and growth. These results hold controlling for differences in labor regulations across states, capital intensity, and for firms born before and after the major reforms....