Size and Age of Establishments : Evidence from Developing Countries

Survey data from 120 developing countries are used to examine the relation between establishment size and age in the formal sector. Existing research suggests that manufacturing establishments in developing countries do not grow over time, most lik...

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Main Authors:	Ayyagari, Meghana, Demirguc-Kunt, Asli, Maksimovic, Vojislav
Format:	Policy Research Working Paper
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2014
Subjects:	ACCOUNTING AGE GROUP AGE GROUPS BANK BRANCHES BANKING REFORM BANKING REGULATION BANKING SECTOR BANKING SERVICES BANKING SYSTEM BANKING SYSTEMS BANKS BRANCH BRANCHES BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT BUSINESS ENVIRONMENTS CAPITAL EXPENDITURES CAPITAL MARKET COMMERCIAL BANKS COMPANY CONTRACT LABOR CORPORATE FINANCE CORPORATIONS CORRELATIONS COUNTRY COMPARISONS CREDIT LINES CROSS-SECTIONAL EVIDENCE DEPOSIT INSURANCE DEPOSITS DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH ECONOMETRICS ECONOMICS EMPLOYEE EMPLOYMENT EMPLOYMENT DYNAMICS EMPLOYMENT LEVEL EMPLOYMENT LEVELS EMPLOYMENT PROTECTION LEGISLATION ENTREPRENEURIAL ACTIVITY ENTREPRENEURSHIP EXPANSION FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS FINANCIAL MARKETS FINANCIAL STRUCTURE FINANCIAL SYSTEMS FIRM EXIT FIRM GROWTH FIRM LEVEL FIRM PERFORMANCE FIRM SIZE FIRM SIZE DISTRIBUTION FIRMS FOREIGN BANKS INDUSTRY CHARACTERISTICS INFORMAL SECTOR JOB CREATION JOBS LABOR FORCE LABOR INTENSITY LABOR LAWS LABOR MARKET INSTITUTIONS LABOR MARKET OUTCOMES LABOR MARKET REGULATION LABOR MARKET REGULATIONS LABOR MARKETS LABOR PRODUCTIVITY LABOR REGULATION LABOR REGULATIONS LABOUR LABOUR MARKET LABOUR MARKET REGULATION LAWS LEGISLATION LICENSING MACHINERY MACROECONOMICS MANUFACTURING ESTABLISHMENT MANUFACTURING ESTABLISHMENTS MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES MERGERS METHODOLOGY MIGRATION NATIONALIZED BANKS PLANT SIZE PRIVATE BANKS PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATIZATION PRODUCTION PROCESS PRODUCTIVITY PRODUCTIVITY IMPROVEMENTS REGIONAL RURAL BANKS RESEARCH WORKING PAPERS RESEARCHERS RESERVE BANK OF INDIA RIGID LABOR MARKET SIZE OF FIRMS SMALL ENTERPRISES SMALL FIRM SMALL FIRMS SURVEY DATA SURVEY INSTRUMENTS TOTAL EMPLOYMENT TRANSPORT UNEMPLOYMENT UNPAID FAMILY WORKERS WAGES WATER SUPPLY WORKER WORKERS firm life cycle
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/12/18623482/size-age-establishments-evidence-developing-countries http://hdl.handle.net/10986/16934

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http://hdl.handle.net/10986/16934

Size and Age of Establishments : Evidence from Developing Countries

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