Microenterprise Dynamics in Developing Countries : How Similar are They to Those in the Industrialized World? Evidence from Mexico

A rich panel data set from Mexico is used to study the patterns of entry, exit, and growth of microenterprises and to compare these with the findings of the mainstream theoretical and empirical work on firm dynamics. The Mexican self-employment sec...

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Main Authors:	Fajnzylber, Pablo, Maloney, William, Montes Rojas, Gabriel
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Oxford University Press on behalf of the World Bank 2013
Subjects:	AFFILIATE AGE GROUP ATTRITION BUSINESS FAILURE COLLEGE EDUCATION COLLEGE GRADUATES COMPETITORS COOPERATIVES CREATIVE DESTRUCTION DEBT DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS DISADVANTAGED WORKERS DISCUSSIONS DISGUISED UNEMPLOYMENT EARNING ECONOMETRICS EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT EMPLOYEE EMPLOYMENT EMPLOYMENT ALTERNATIVES EMPLOYMENT COMPOSITION EMPLOYMENT DYNAMICS EMPLOYMENT GROWTH EMPLOYMENT GROWTH RATES EMPLOYMENT LEVELS EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM EMPLOYMENT RATE EMPLOYMENT RATES EMPLOYMENT REPORT EMPLOYMENT SIZE EMPLOYMENT STATUS ENTREPRENEUR ENTREPRENEURIAL ABILITY ENTREPRENEURS ENTREPRENEURSHIP ETHNIC MINORITIES EXPANSION FIRM DYNAMICS FIRM EXIT FIRM GROWTH FIRM SIZE FIRM SIZES FIRM SURVIVAL FIRMS HOUSEHOLD INCOME HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS HUMAN CAPITAL INFORMAL LABOR MARKETS INFORMAL SECTOR INTERNATIONAL LABOUR OFFICE INTERNATIONAL LABOUR ORGANIZATION JOBS LABOR ECONOMICS LABOR FORCE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION LABOR MARKET LABOR MARKET EXPERIENCE LABOR MARKET POLICIES LABOR MARKETS LABOR REGULATION LABOR TURNOVER LABOUR LABOUR OFFICE LARGE ENTERPRISES LOAN MANUFACTURERS MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES MICROENTERPRISES MIGRATION MORTALITY MUNICIPALITIES NET JOB CREATION NEW ENTRANTS OCCUPATION OLDER WORKERS PAID WORKERS POLITICAL ECONOMY PRIMARY EDUCATION PRIVATE SECTOR PRODUCTIVE EMPLOYMENT PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH PROFITABILITY SALARIED EMPLOYMENT SALARIED WORKER SALARIED WORKERS SEES SIZE OF FIRM SKILLED WORKERS SMALL BUSINESS SMALL BUSINESSES SMALL ENTERPRISES SMALL FIRM SMALL FIRMS SOCIAL SECURITY SUPPLIERS SURVIVAL ANALYSIS SURVIVAL PROBABILITY TOTAL EMPLOYMENT TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY UNEMPLOYED UNEMPLOYED INDIVIDUALS UNEMPLOYED WORKERS UNEMPLOYMENT SPELLS UNPAID FAMILY WORKERS UNPAID WORKERS URBAN EMPLOYMENT URBAN EMPLOYMENT SURVEY URBAN WORKERS WAGE SECTOR WAGES WORK FORCE WORKER YOUNG WORKERS
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2006/09/17760670/microenterprise-dynamics-developing-countries-similar-industrialized-world-evidence-mexico http://hdl.handle.net/10986/16438

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http://hdl.handle.net/10986/16438

Microenterprise Dynamics in Developing Countries : How Similar are They to Those in the Industrialized World? Evidence from Mexico

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