We estimate the effects of a simplification in the bureaucratic regulation for doing business on firm demographics in …

benefits politicians and bureaucrats. Djankov and his coauthors present new data on the regulation of the entry of start … with public interest theories of regulation, but supports the public choice view that regulating entry benefits politicians … the department to educate policymakers on the costs of regulation. The study was funded by the Bank's Research Support …

governmentagencies, and reports from local law firms on entry regulation. The"standard" firm was considered, with such characteristics as …: performsgeneral or commercial activities, operates in the country's largest city, andisexempt from industry-specific regulation. The … results indicate that the average number of days needed to complete theentry regulation across the entire sample is 47, which …