Big Constraints to Small Firms’ Growth? Business Environment and Employment Growth across Firms

Big Constraints to Small Firms’ Growth? Business Environment and Employment Growth across Firms

Using data on more than 56,000 enterprises in 90 countries, this paper finds that objective conditions in the business environment vary substantially across firms of different sizes and that there are important non-linearities in their impact on em...

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Main Authors: Aterido, Reyes, Hallward-Driemeier, Mary, Pages, Carmen
Format: Policy Research Working Paper
Language:English
Published: 2012
Subjects:
ACCESS TO CAPITAL
ACCESS TO CREDIT
ACCESS TO EXTERNAL FINANCE
ACCESS TO FINANCE
ACCESS TO FORMAL FINANCE
ACCOUNTING
ADVERSE EFFECTS
ALLOCATIVE EFFICIENCY
BANK
BANKING
BENEFITS OF ACCESS
BIAS
BIASES
BRIBE
BRIBES
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
BUSINESS OWNER
CONSTRAINTS ON ACCESS
CONTRACT LABOR
CONTRACTING
CORRUPTION
CREDIT
CREDIT MARKET
CREDIT MARKETS
CREDIT REPORTING
CREDITOR
DEVELOPMENT BANK
DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
DISPLACEMENT
ECONOMIC ACTIVITY
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ECONOMIC EFFICIENCY
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ECONOMIC THEORY
ECONOMICS
EFFECTS
EFFICIENCY
EMPLOYEE
EMPLOYEES
EMPLOYMENT
EMPLOYMENT GROWTH
ENTERPRISE
ENTERPRISES
ENTREPRENEURIAL ABILITY
ENTREPRENEURS
ENTREPRENEURSHIP
ENTRY BARRIERS
EXCLUSION
EXPANSION
EXPANSIONS
EXTERNAL FINANCE
EXTERNAL FUNDS
FINANCES
FINANCIAL ACCESS
FINANCIAL DEVELOPMENT
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
FINANCIAL MARKET
FINANCIAL MARKETS
FINANCIAL SYSTEM
FINANCIAL SYSTEMS
FINANCING
FIRM
FIRM SIZE
FIRM SIZES
FIXED COSTS
FOREIGN FIRMS
FORMAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
GOVERNMENT REGULATIONS
GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES
HIGHER LEVELS OF ACCESS
INCENTIVES
INCOME
INFORMAL ECONOMY
INFRASTRUCTURE
INNOVATION
INPUT PRICE
INTEREST
INTERNATIONAL BANK
INVESTMENT
INVESTMENTS
JOB CREATION
JOB FLOWS
JOB SECURITY
LABOR
LABOR FORCE
LABOR MARKET
LABOR REGULATIONS
LACK OF FINANCE
LARGE ENTERPRISES
LAW
LOC
MANAGEMENT
MANUFACTURING ENTERPRISE
MARKET
MARKET DEVELOPMENT
MARKET FAILURES
MARKET INFORMATION
MARKETS
MICRO ENTERPRISES
MICRO ENTREPRENEURS
MICRO-ENTERPRISES
ORGANIZATIONS
OUTCOMES
PAYMENTS
PEOPLE
POLICIES
PRODUCTION
PRODUCTIVITY
PROPERTY
PROPERTY RIGHTS
RED TAPE
REGULATION
RISK
RISKS
SEE
SMALL ENTERPRISES
SMALL FIRMS
SME
SOURCES OF FINANCE
SUPPLY
SUPPLY OF CREDIT
TAXATION
TRAINING
VALUE
WAGES
WORKING CAPITAL
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_20090831130412
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/4224

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http://hdl.handle.net/10986/4224

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