Using firm level data on 70,000 enterprises in 107 countries, this paper finds important effects of access to finance, business regulations, corruption, and to a lesser extent, infrastructure bottlenecks in explaining patterns of job creation at the firm level. The paper focuses on how the impact of the investment climate varies across sizes of firms. The results suggest strong composition effects: A weak business environment shifts downward the size distribution of firms. In the case of finance and business regulations this occurs by reducing the employment growth of all firms, particularly micro and small firms. On the other hand, corruption and poor access to infrastructure reduce employment growth by affecting the growth of medium size ...
Dynamics in business regulations measured by ease of doing business is a new approach that indicates...
This paper investigates how firm age, size and ownership are related with job creation and destructi...
Abstract: This paper examines whether financial development boosts the growth of small firms more th...
The World Business Environment Survey (WBES) provided a unique look at the impact of the investment ...
This paper investigates the importance that market regulation and financial imperfections have in fi...
This paper provides new evidence on the institutional determinants of firm size. Using a comprehensi...
Using firm-level data covering 709 cities in 128 countries, we examine the role of a comprehensive l...
M.Phil. (Industrial Policy)Abstract:? This study investigates the effects of six dimensions of inves...
In the past decade, the World Bank has promoted improving business environments as a key strategy fo...
Abstract: Using survey data from over 60,000 enterprises in 104 countries (including 11,000 enterpr...
Abstract: This paper draws on the World Bank’s new sources of data, the results of surveys of over ...
Using a unique firm-level survey database covering 54 countries, we investigate the effect of financ...
Abstract: This paper draws on the World Bank’s new sources of data, the results of surveys of over ...
Using a unique firm-level survey database covering 54 countries, we investigate the effect of financ...
Many of the empirical studies that analyze the impact of corruption on investment have three common ...
Dynamics in business regulations measured by ease of doing business is a new approach that indicates...
This paper investigates how firm age, size and ownership are related with job creation and destructi...
Abstract: This paper examines whether financial development boosts the growth of small firms more th...
The World Business Environment Survey (WBES) provided a unique look at the impact of the investment ...
This paper investigates the importance that market regulation and financial imperfections have in fi...
This paper provides new evidence on the institutional determinants of firm size. Using a comprehensi...
Using firm-level data covering 709 cities in 128 countries, we examine the role of a comprehensive l...
M.Phil. (Industrial Policy)Abstract:? This study investigates the effects of six dimensions of inves...
In the past decade, the World Bank has promoted improving business environments as a key strategy fo...
Abstract: Using survey data from over 60,000 enterprises in 104 countries (including 11,000 enterpr...
Abstract: This paper draws on the World Bank’s new sources of data, the results of surveys of over ...
Using a unique firm-level survey database covering 54 countries, we investigate the effect of financ...
Abstract: This paper draws on the World Bank’s new sources of data, the results of surveys of over ...
Using a unique firm-level survey database covering 54 countries, we investigate the effect of financ...
Many of the empirical studies that analyze the impact of corruption on investment have three common ...
Dynamics in business regulations measured by ease of doing business is a new approach that indicates...
This paper investigates how firm age, size and ownership are related with job creation and destructi...
Abstract: This paper examines whether financial development boosts the growth of small firms more th...