Employment Growth Patterns in South Asia : Some Evidence from Interim Enterprise Survey Data
This paper analyzes firm growth patterns in South Asia, using establishment level data from an Interim Enterprise Survey. The survey was conducted by the World Bank in 2009 and 2010 and covers seven countries in the region. The first finding sugges...
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| Format: | Policy Research Working Paper |
| Language: | English |
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2012
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| Online Access: | http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000158349_20111025104215 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/3622 |
| Summary: | This paper analyzes firm growth patterns
in South Asia, using establishment level data from an
Interim Enterprise Survey. The survey was conducted by the
World Bank in 2009 and 2010 and covers seven countries in
the region. The first finding suggests that size in the base
year gains importance for employment growth and firm age is
statistically insignificant for growth. This contradicts the
thought that young and small firms are the bearers of
growth. Second, establishments in larger localities expanded
faster, confirming the observation of urban centers as
growth poles. Third, establishments in areas of severe
conflict performed worse than establishments in other areas.
Interestingly, the distribution of growth rates shows that
both firm growth and fast-growing firms exist in conflict regions. |
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