Who Are the Microenterprise Owners? Evidence from Sri Lanka on Tokman v. de Soto

Who Are the Microenterprise Owners? Evidence from Sri Lanka on Tokman v. de Soto

Is the vast army of the self-employed in low income countries a source of employment generation? This paper uses data from surveys in Sri Lanka to compare the characteristics of own account workers (non-employers) with wage workers and with owners...

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Main Authors: de Mel, Suresh, McKenzie, David, Woodruff, Christopher
Format: Policy Research Working Paper
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:
ACCESS TO CREDIT
ATTRITION
BUSINESS SCHOOL
CURRENT JOBS
DEVELOPMENT BANK
EARNINGS
EMPLOYEE
EMPLOYMENT
EMPLOYMENT GENERATION
EMPLOYMENT GROWTH
ENTREPRENEUR
ENTREPRENEURIAL ABILITY
ENTREPRENEURIAL ACTIVITY
ENTREPRENEURS
ENTREPRENEURSHIP
ENTRY COSTS
EXOGENOUS SHOCKS
FINANCIAL CAPITAL
FINANCIAL CONSTRAINTS
FINANCIAL LITERACY
FINANCIAL LITERACY TESTS
FINANCIAL RISK
FINANCIAL RISKS
FINANCIAL SUPPORT
FIRING COSTS
FIRM SIZE
FIRM SIZE DISTRIBUTION
FIRM SURVEYS
FIRMS
HIGHER INCOMES
HOUSEHOLD WEALTH
HUMAN CAPITAL
INCOME LEVELS
INFORMAL SECTOR
INFORMATION SYSTEMS
JOB CREATION
JOB GENERATION
JOB SEARCH
JOBS
LABOR ECONOMICS
LABOR FORCE
LABOR MARKET
LABOR MARKET DYNAMICS
LABOR MARKETS
LABOR ORGANIZATION
LABOR REGULATIONS
LARGE FIRM
LATIN AMERICAN
LAWYER
LEARNING
LITERACY
LITERATURE
LOW INCOME
LOW-INCOME
MANUFACTURERS
MBA
MICROENTERPRISES
MICROFINANCE
OCCUPATION
OCCUPATIONAL CHOICE
PAID WORKERS
PAPERS
POVERTY ALLEVIATION
PREVIOUS WAGE
PROBABILITY
PRODUCTIVE EMPLOYMENT
RATES OF GROWTH
RESEARCH ASSISTANCE
RESEARCHERS
RETIREMENT
RISK AVERSION
SAFETY NET
SALES
SAVINGS
SAVINGS BEHAVIOR
SECONDARY SCHOOL
SELF EMPLOYED
SELF EMPLOYMENT
SELF-EMPLOYMENT
SHOP
SHOPS
SMALL BUSINESSES
SME
TEACHERS
UNDERGRADUATES
UNEMPLOYMENT
UNIVERSITIES
URBAN UNEMPLOYMENT
VALUABLE
WAGES
WORK IN PROGRESS
WORKER
WORKERS
WORKING
WORKING LIFE
WORTH
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/05/9474330/microenterprise-owners-evidence-sri-lanka-tokman-v-de-soto
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/6696

Internet

http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/05/9474330/microenterprise-owners-evidence-sri-lanka-tokman-v-de-soto
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/6696

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