Business Environment and the Incorporation Decision

Business Environment and the Incorporation Decision

Using firm-level data from 52 countries, the authors investigate how a country's institutions and business environment affect firms' organizational choices and the effects of organizational form on access to finance and growth. They find...

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Main Authors: Demirguc-Kunt, Asli, Love, Inessa, Maksimovic, Vojislav
Format: Policy Research Working Paper
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, D.C. 2013
Subjects:
ACTIONS
ADVERSE SELECTION
AGRICULTURE
BANKRUPTCY
BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
CHARTER
CIVIL LAW
COMMON LAW
COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE
COMPETITORS
CORPORATE OWNERSHIP
CORPORATION
CORPORATIONS
CORRUPTION
DAMAGES
DEBT
DIVIDENDS
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ENTREPRENEURS
EQUALITY
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
FIRM SIZE
FIRMS
FOREIGN PARTNERS
GDP
GDP PER CAPITA
GOVERNMENT REGULATIONS
GROWTH RATE
INCOME
INCOME TAXES
INEFFICIENCY
JOINT STOCK COMPANIES
LAWS
LAWYERS
LEGAL DEVELOPMENT
LEGAL FORMS
LEGAL FRAMEWORK
LEGAL STATUS
LEGAL SYSTEMS
MEDIUM ENTERPRISES
ORGANIZATIONAL FORM
ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE
PER CAPITA INCOME
PROPERTY RIGHTS
PROPRIETORSHIP
REGULATORY BURDENS
SHAREHOLDERS
SMALL BUSINESSES
SMALL FIRMS
SOLE PROPRIETORSHIPS
TAXATION
TRANSACTIONS COSTS
TRUSTS
WEALTH BANKING REGULATIONS
BANKRUPTCY PROCEDURES
CORPORATE FINANCE
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
CORPORATE TAX RATE
EXTERNAL FINANCING
FINANCE RESEARCH
FINANCIAL DEVELOPMENT
FINANCIAL MARKETS
FINANCIAL SECTOR
FINANCIAL SYSTEM
FOREIGN OWNERSHIP
INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS
INFLATION
INVESTMENT FUNDS
INVESTOR PROTECTION
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
POLITICAL ECONOMY
SECURITIES
STOCK COMPANIES
TAX SYSTEM
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/05/4973387/business-environment-incorporation-decision
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/14021

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/05/4973387/business-environment-incorporation-decision
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/14021

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