Gender, Entry Regulations, and Small Firm Informality : What Do the Micro Data Tell Us?
Informality is pervasive in many developing countries, where the majority of businesses do not register. One view, linked strongly with Hernando de Soto and the International Finance Corporations (IFC's) doing business project, is that the inf...
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okr-10986-111082021-04-23T14:02:54Z Gender, Entry Regulations, and Small Firm Informality : What Do the Micro Data Tell Us? McKenzie, David ACCOUNT ACTION PLAN ADULT MEN ADULT WOMEN BUSINESS GROWTH BUSINESS OPERATION BUSINESS OWNERSHIP BUSINESS REGISTRATION BUSINESS REGULATION BUSINESS REGULATIONS BUSINESS SKILLS BUSINESS TRAINING BUSINESSES BUSINESSWOMEN CONSUMER PROTECTION DISCRIMINATORY LAWS EMPOWERMENT ENTERPRISE SURVEYS ENVIRONMENT FOR WOMEN EQUALITY FEMALE FEMALE ENTREPRENEURS FEMALE LABOR FEMALE LABOR FORCE FEMALE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION FEMALE WORKERS FEMALES GENDER GENDER ACTION GENDER DIFFERENCE GENDER DIFFERENCES GENDER LAW GENDER NEUTRAL GENDER-NEUTRAL LAWS GOOD PRACTICES HARASSMENT HUSBAND HUSBANDS IMPACT EVALUATION INFORMAL ECONOMY INFORMAL SECTOR INSURANCE JUDGES LABOR FORCE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION LABOUR ORGANIZATION LEGISLATION LICENSE MARITAL STATUS MARRIED WOMEN NETWORKS POOR WOMEN POWER OF WOMEN PRODUCTIVITY REGULATORY ENVIRONMENTS REPORTING RESULT RESULTS RETAIL TRADE ROLE OF WOMEN TAX IDENTIFICATION NUMBER TERRORISM WEB WEB SITE WILL Informality is pervasive in many developing countries, where the majority of businesses do not register. One view, linked strongly with Hernando de Soto and the International Finance Corporations (IFC's) doing business project, is that the informal sector consists of potential entrepreneurs who remain small as the administrative and financial costs of becoming formal prevent firms from formalizing, but that formalization is needed to obtain access to finance, and have the incentive to grow without fear of government inspectors. Moreover, it is often argued further that the burden of regulation is even larger for female business owners, because they have less time and money to overcome expensive and time-consuming barriers to registration. As a result, doing business 2008 claims that the benefits of business regulation reform are especially high for women, and shows that across countries there is a positive association between the percentage of entrepreneurs who are women and the ease of doing business. This note largely focuses on the implications for micro and very small enterprises in urban areas, which comprise most businesses in developing countries. Almost all rural firms are informal. 2012-08-13T14:10:05Z 2012-08-13T14:10:05Z 2009-09 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2009/09/11361580/gender-entry-regulations-small-firm-informality-micro-data-tell http://hdl.handle.net/10986/11108 English PREM Notes; No. 142 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Brief Publications & Research |
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ACCOUNT ACTION PLAN ADULT MEN ADULT WOMEN BUSINESS GROWTH BUSINESS OPERATION BUSINESS OWNERSHIP BUSINESS REGISTRATION BUSINESS REGULATION BUSINESS REGULATIONS BUSINESS SKILLS BUSINESS TRAINING BUSINESSES BUSINESSWOMEN CONSUMER PROTECTION DISCRIMINATORY LAWS EMPOWERMENT ENTERPRISE SURVEYS ENVIRONMENT FOR WOMEN EQUALITY FEMALE FEMALE ENTREPRENEURS FEMALE LABOR FEMALE LABOR FORCE FEMALE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION FEMALE WORKERS FEMALES GENDER GENDER ACTION GENDER DIFFERENCE GENDER DIFFERENCES GENDER LAW GENDER NEUTRAL GENDER-NEUTRAL LAWS GOOD PRACTICES HARASSMENT HUSBAND HUSBANDS IMPACT EVALUATION INFORMAL ECONOMY INFORMAL SECTOR INSURANCE JUDGES LABOR FORCE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION LABOUR ORGANIZATION LEGISLATION LICENSE MARITAL STATUS MARRIED WOMEN NETWORKS POOR WOMEN POWER OF WOMEN PRODUCTIVITY REGULATORY ENVIRONMENTS REPORTING RESULT RESULTS RETAIL TRADE ROLE OF WOMEN TAX IDENTIFICATION NUMBER TERRORISM WEB WEB SITE WILL |
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ACCOUNT ACTION PLAN ADULT MEN ADULT WOMEN BUSINESS GROWTH BUSINESS OPERATION BUSINESS OWNERSHIP BUSINESS REGISTRATION BUSINESS REGULATION BUSINESS REGULATIONS BUSINESS SKILLS BUSINESS TRAINING BUSINESSES BUSINESSWOMEN CONSUMER PROTECTION DISCRIMINATORY LAWS EMPOWERMENT ENTERPRISE SURVEYS ENVIRONMENT FOR WOMEN EQUALITY FEMALE FEMALE ENTREPRENEURS FEMALE LABOR FEMALE LABOR FORCE FEMALE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION FEMALE WORKERS FEMALES GENDER GENDER ACTION GENDER DIFFERENCE GENDER DIFFERENCES GENDER LAW GENDER NEUTRAL GENDER-NEUTRAL LAWS GOOD PRACTICES HARASSMENT HUSBAND HUSBANDS IMPACT EVALUATION INFORMAL ECONOMY INFORMAL SECTOR INSURANCE JUDGES LABOR FORCE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION LABOUR ORGANIZATION LEGISLATION LICENSE MARITAL STATUS MARRIED WOMEN NETWORKS POOR WOMEN POWER OF WOMEN PRODUCTIVITY REGULATORY ENVIRONMENTS REPORTING RESULT RESULTS RETAIL TRADE ROLE OF WOMEN TAX IDENTIFICATION NUMBER TERRORISM WEB WEB SITE WILL McKenzie, David Gender, Entry Regulations, and Small Firm Informality : What Do the Micro Data Tell Us? |
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Informality is pervasive in many
developing countries, where the majority of businesses do
not register. One view, linked strongly with Hernando de
Soto and the International Finance Corporations (IFC's)
doing business project, is that the informal sector consists
of potential entrepreneurs who remain small as the
administrative and financial costs of becoming formal
prevent firms from formalizing, but that formalization is
needed to obtain access to finance, and have the incentive
to grow without fear of government inspectors. Moreover, it
is often argued further that the burden of regulation is
even larger for female business owners, because they have
less time and money to overcome expensive and time-consuming
barriers to registration. As a result, doing business 2008
claims that the benefits of business regulation reform are
especially high for women, and shows that across countries
there is a positive association between the percentage of
entrepreneurs who are women and the ease of doing business.
This note largely focuses on the implications for micro and
very small enterprises in urban areas, which comprise most
businesses in developing countries. Almost all rural firms
are informal. |
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McKenzie, David |
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Gender, Entry Regulations, and Small Firm Informality : What Do the Micro Data Tell Us? |
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Gender, Entry Regulations, and Small Firm Informality : What Do the Micro Data Tell Us? |
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Gender, Entry Regulations, and Small Firm Informality : What Do the Micro Data Tell Us? |
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Gender, Entry Regulations, and Small Firm Informality : What Do the Micro Data Tell Us? |
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Gender, Entry Regulations, and Small Firm Informality : What Do the Micro Data Tell Us? |
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gender, entry regulations, and small firm informality : what do the micro data tell us? |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2012 |
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