Does It Pay Firms to Register for Taxes? The Impact of Formality on Firm Profitability

Does It Pay Firms to Register for Taxes? The Impact of Formality on Firm Profitability

This paper estimates the impact of registering for taxes on firm profits in Bolivia, the country with the highest levels of informality in Latin America. A new survey of micro and small firms enables the authors to control for a rich set of measure...

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Main Authors: McKenzie, David, Sakho, Yaye Seynabou
Format: Policy Research Working Paper
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:
ACCESS TO INFORMATION
BANK LOAN
BANK POLICY
BUSINESS ASSOCIATIONS
BUSINESS ENTRY
BUSINESS REGISTRATION
BUSINESSES
CAPITAL STOCK
CARS
COMMERCE
CREDIT MARKET
CUSTOMER BASE
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
DUMMY VARIABLE
DUMMY VARIABLES
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
EMPLOYMENT
ENTREPRENEUR
ENTREPRENEURS
EXCLUSION
FINANCIAL SYSTEM
FIRM PERFORMANCE
FIRM SIZE
FIRM SIZES
FIRMS
GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM
GPS
INFORMATION DATABASE
INFORMATION PROVISION
INSPECTION
INSPECTIONS
INSTRUMENT
INTERNATIONAL BANK
LICENSE
LICENSES
LIQUIDITY
LIVING STANDARDS
LOAN
MANUFACTURING
MARGINAL COEFFICIENT
MEDIUM ENTERPRISES
MICRO ENTERPRISES
MICROENTERPRISES
MULTINATIONALS
NEIGHBORHOODS
PASSENGERS
PENSION
PENSION FUND
PRIVATE SECTOR
PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT
PRODUCTIVITY
REGISTRATION PROCESS
REGISTRY
RESULT
RESULTS
RETURN
ROAD
SMALL ENTERPRISES
SMALL FIRMS
STORES
SUPPLIER
SUPPLIERS
TAX
TAX ENFORCEMENT
TAX IDENTIFICATION NUMBER
TAX IDENTIFICATION NUMBERS
TAX OFFICES
TAX RECEIPTS
TAX REFUNDS
TRADE CREDIT
TRANSPORT
TRANSPORTATION
TRAVEL COSTS
TRAVEL DISTANCES
USES
WEALTH
WEB
WORKING CAPITAL
Microdata Set
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/12/8887984/pay-firms-register-taxes-impact-formality-firm-profitability
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/7536

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/12/8887984/pay-firms-register-taxes-impact-formality-firm-profitability
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/7536

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