This paper provides a theory and firm-level evidence on the incorporation decision of entrepreneurs in a model of taxes … and corporate governance. The theory explains how the incorporation decision of entrepreneurs is driven by taxation … (corporate and personal income taxes), corporate transparency, access to external capital and limited liability. We estimate …

This paper provides a theory and firm-level evidence on the incorporation decision of entrepreneurs in a model of taxes … and corporate governance. The theory explains how the incorporation decision of entrepreneurs is driven by taxation … (corporate and personal income taxes), corporate transparency, access to external capital and limited liability. We estimate …

corporate governance and taxation. The theory explains how the incorporation decision of entrepreneurs is driven by taxation …This paper provides theory and firm-level evidence on the incorporation decision of entrepreneurs in a model of … (corporate and personal income taxes), corporate transparency, access to external capital and limited liability. We estimate …

hierarchical contests and comparing the implications of centralized with decentralized governance. Increasing information available …

hierarchical contests and comparing the implications of centralized with decentralized governance. Increasing information available …

towards the powers that be; thus corruption is a method of governance. We trace the systemic corruption back to the Mongolian …

hierarchical contests and comparing the implications of centralized with decentralized governance. Increasing information available …

hierarchical contests and comparing the implications of centralized with decentralized governance. Increasing information available …

fragmentation and productivity, and represents the first empirical analysis of how metropolitan governance structures affect this … positively associated with the population size of nearby cities. On the governance side, the paper finds that cities with … fragmented governance structures tend to have lower levels of productivity. For a given population size, a metropolitan area with …