An Open Door for Firms

World Bank Group client governments as well as donors often ask about the effects of business entry reforms and the persistence of those effects. Four clear findings emerge from existing research. First, more firms enter the market when registratio...

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Main Authors:	Motta, Marialisa, Oviedo, Ana Maria, Santini, Massimiliano
Format:	Viewpoint
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:	BUSINESS COSTS BUSINESS CREATION BUSINESS ENTRY BUSINESS REGISTRATION CAPITAL REQUIREMENT CHAMBER OF COMMERCE COMPANY ECONOMIC ACTIVITY EMPLOYMENT ENTREPRENEUR ENTREPRENEURS ENTREPRENEURSHIP FIRMS INNOVATION INNOVATIONS LAN LICENSE MARKET RESEARCH NEW ENTRANTS ONE-STOP SHOP ONE-STOP SHOPS PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT PRODUCTIVITY PUBLIC POLICY REGULATORY REFORMS RESULT RESULTS TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT TELEPHONE
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2010/06/12840764/open-door-firms http://hdl.handle.net/10986/11086

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spelling	okr-10986-110862021-04-23T14:02:53Z An Open Door for Firms Motta, Marialisa Oviedo, Ana Maria Santini, Massimiliano BUSINESS COSTS BUSINESS CREATION BUSINESS ENTRY BUSINESS REGISTRATION CAPITAL REQUIREMENT CHAMBER OF COMMERCE COMPANY ECONOMIC ACTIVITY EMPLOYMENT ENTREPRENEUR ENTREPRENEURS ENTREPRENEURSHIP FIRMS INNOVATION INNOVATIONS LAN LICENSE MARKET RESEARCH NEW ENTRANTS ONE-STOP SHOP ONE-STOP SHOPS PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT PRODUCTIVITY PUBLIC POLICY REGULATORY REFORMS RESULT RESULTS TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT TELEPHONE World Bank Group client governments as well as donors often ask about the effects of business entry reforms and the persistence of those effects. Four clear findings emerge from existing research. First, more firms enter the market when registration procedures and costs are cut. Second, a large percentage of new firms survive and grow. Third, new firms increase competition, forcing incumbents to become more efficient or to exit the market and boosting overall productivity and investment. Finally, entry reforms have greater impacts when coupled with other investment climate reforms. 2012-08-13T14:06:09Z 2012-08-13T14:06:09Z 2010-06 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2010/06/12840764/open-door-firms http://hdl.handle.net/10986/11086 English Viewpoint: Public Policy for the Private Sector; Note No. 323 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Viewpoint Publications & Research
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topic	BUSINESS COSTS BUSINESS CREATION BUSINESS ENTRY BUSINESS REGISTRATION CAPITAL REQUIREMENT CHAMBER OF COMMERCE COMPANY ECONOMIC ACTIVITY EMPLOYMENT ENTREPRENEUR ENTREPRENEURS ENTREPRENEURSHIP FIRMS INNOVATION INNOVATIONS LAN LICENSE MARKET RESEARCH NEW ENTRANTS ONE-STOP SHOP ONE-STOP SHOPS PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT PRODUCTIVITY PUBLIC POLICY REGULATORY REFORMS RESULT RESULTS TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT TELEPHONE
spellingShingle	BUSINESS COSTS BUSINESS CREATION BUSINESS ENTRY BUSINESS REGISTRATION CAPITAL REQUIREMENT CHAMBER OF COMMERCE COMPANY ECONOMIC ACTIVITY EMPLOYMENT ENTREPRENEUR ENTREPRENEURS ENTREPRENEURSHIP FIRMS INNOVATION INNOVATIONS LAN LICENSE MARKET RESEARCH NEW ENTRANTS ONE-STOP SHOP ONE-STOP SHOPS PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT PRODUCTIVITY PUBLIC POLICY REGULATORY REFORMS RESULT RESULTS TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT TELEPHONE Motta, Marialisa Oviedo, Ana Maria Santini, Massimiliano An Open Door for Firms
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description	World Bank Group client governments as well as donors often ask about the effects of business entry reforms and the persistence of those effects. Four clear findings emerge from existing research. First, more firms enter the market when registration procedures and costs are cut. Second, a large percentage of new firms survive and grow. Third, new firms increase competition, forcing incumbents to become more efficient or to exit the market and boosting overall productivity and investment. Finally, entry reforms have greater impacts when coupled with other investment climate reforms.
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author	Motta, Marialisa Oviedo, Ana Maria Santini, Massimiliano
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title	An Open Door for Firms
title_short	An Open Door for Firms
title_full	An Open Door for Firms
title_fullStr	An Open Door for Firms
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publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate	2012
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2010/06/12840764/open-door-firms http://hdl.handle.net/10986/11086
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