Measuring Microenterprise Profits : Don't Ask How the Sausage is Made

Measuring Microenterprise Profits : Don't Ask How the Sausage is Made

A large share of the world's poor is self-employed. Accurate measurement of profits from microenterprises is therefore critical for studying poverty and inequality, measuring the returns to education, and evaluating the success of microfinance...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: de Mel, Suresh, McKenzie, David, Woodruff, Christopher
Format: Policy Research Working Paper
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:
ACCOUNT
ACCOUNTING
ACCOUNTS
BOOKKEEPING
BUSINESS EXPENSES
BUSINESS TRAINING
EARNING
EXPENDITURE
EXPENDITURES
INCOME
INVENTORIES
INVENTORY
LIVING STANDARDS
LOTTERY
PRODUCTION FUNCTION
REPORTING
SALARIES
SALARY
SALES
SELLING
VARIABLE COSTS
WAGE
WAGES
Microdata Set
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/05/7585334/measuring-microenterprise-profits-dont-ask-sausage-made
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/7075

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/05/7585334/measuring-microenterprise-profits-dont-ask-sausage-made
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/7075

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