Informality and Profitability : Evidence from a New Firm Survey in Ecuador

Informality and Profitability : Evidence from a New Firm Survey in Ecuador

This paper estimates the impact of informality on firm profits using a new firm-level survey designed specifically for this study. The survey was administered to about 1,200 firms with 50 employees or less in Ecuador's two largest cities, Quit...

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Main Authors:	Medvedev, Denis, Oviedo, Ana Maria
Format:	Policy Research Working Paper
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2013
Subjects:	ACCESS TO CREDIT ACCESS TO FINANCE ACCOUNTING ACCOUNTING PRACTICES AFFILIATE BANK LOAN BASIC NEEDS BORROWER BRIBES BUSINESS ASSOCIATIONS BUSINESS FINANCE BUSINESS HOURS BUSINESS OBJECTIVES BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY BUSINESS OWNERS CASH FLOWS COMMERCIAL REGISTRY COMPANY CONTRACT ENFORCEMENT CORRUPTION CREDIT MARKET CUSTOMER BASE DEBT DOWNSIZING DUMMY VARIABLES EARNINGS ECONOMIC ACTIVITY EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT ELECTRICITY EMPLOYEE EMPLOYER EMPLOYMENT EMPLOYMENT GROWTH EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES ENFORCEMENT MECHANISMS ENTERPRISE GROWTH ENTERPRISE SURVEY ENTERPRISE SURVEYS ENTREPRENEUR ENTREPRENEURIAL ABILITY ENTREPRENEURS EQUIPMENT EXCLUSION EXPANSION EXPENDITURE EXPENDITURES FAMILIES FAMILY BUSINESS FEMALE ENTREPRENEURS FIRM PERFORMANCE FIRM SIZE FIRM SIZES FIRMS FIXED COST FORMAL FINANCE GENDER GPS GROSS SALES INFORMAL LENDERS INFORMATION ASYMMETRIES INSPECTION INSPECTIONS INTEREST RATE INTEREST RATES INTERNATIONAL BANK INVENTORY LEGAL REQUIREMENT LIABILITY LICENSE LICENSES LOAN LOAN MATURITY LOAN SIZES MANUFACTURING MATURITIES MICRO-ENTERPRISE MICRO-ENTERPRISES MICRO-ENTREPRENEURS MICRO-FINANCE MUNICIPALITIES NEW BUSINESS NOTARY OPEN ACCESS PENALTIES PRESENT VALUE PRODUCTIVITY PROFITABILITY PUBLIC BANKS PUBLIC POLICIES RECEIPTS REGISTRY REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS RESULT RESULTS RETAINED EARNINGS SHOPS SMALL BUSINESS SMALL BUSINESS LENDING SMALL BUSINESSES SMALL FIRM SMALL FIRMS SME SME FINANCING SME SUPPORT PROGRAMS SOCIAL SECURITY SOURCE OF INCOME SOURCES OF FINANCE START-UP STATISTICAL ANALYSIS SUPPLIER TAX TAX IDENTIFICATION NUMBER TIME PERIODS TRANSPORT TURNOVER UNION URBAN AREAS USES VENDORS WEB
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/05/17654994/informality-profitability-evidence-new-firm-survey-ecuador http://hdl.handle.net/10986/15573

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/05/17654994/informality-profitability-evidence-new-firm-survey-ecuador
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/15573