Understanding the Business Environment in South Asia : Evidence from Firm-Level Surveys
This paper examines the relationship between firm performance and growth and the business environment in the countries of the South Asia Region -- Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka -- using firm-level...
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okr-10986-119952021-04-23T14:02:58Z Understanding the Business Environment in South Asia : Evidence from Firm-Level Surveys Carlin, Wendy Schaffer, Mark ABATEMENT BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT CAPITAL MARKET COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK CUSTOMS ELECTRICITY ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY EMPLOYMENT EMPLOYMENT CREATION ENTERPRISE SURVEY ENTERPRISE SURVEYS EXPANSION EXPENDITURES FINANCIAL CONSTRAINTS FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS FINANCIAL RESOURCES FINANCIAL SYSTEM FIRM SIZE FIRMS GOVERNMENT POLICY INSPECTIONS JOB CREATION LABOR FORCE LABOR PRODUCTIVITY LEGAL SYSTEM LICENSING MANUFACTURING MATERIAL MNC MULTINATIONAL MULTINATIONAL COMPANIES OPEN ACCESS PERFORMANCE INDICATOR PERFORMANCE INDICATORS PERFORMANCE MEASURE PERFORMANCE MEASURES PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE POLICY ENVIRONMENT POLICY MAKERS PRODUCT INNOVATION PRODUCTION PROCESS PUBLIC GOOD PUBLIC GOODS PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE R&D RELIABILITY RESULT RESULTS RETENTIONS SHADOW PRICES SUPPLY OF WATER TAX RATES TAXATION TELECOMMUNICATIONS TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE UNFAIR COMPETITION USES WATER PROBLEMS WATER SUPPLY WEB This paper examines the relationship between firm performance and growth and the business environment in the countries of the South Asia Region -- Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka -- using firm-level data from the World Bank's Enterprise Surveys. The analysis uses an approach in which the responses of firms to questions about the quality of the business environment can be interpreted as shadow prices: estimations by managers of the cost imposed on the firm by inadequacies of an aspect of the business environment -- public inputs such as regulation, physical infrastructure, availability of skilled labor, macroeconomic conditions, rule of law, etc. -- for the growth of their firm. The analysis finds, in line with this approach, that higher-productivity and better-performing firms in the region, and in particular firms that recently expanded their employment and created jobs, report significantly higher constraints in terms of the supply of public inputs. The authors discuss the differences across countries in the importance of various industries, how they relate to various firm characteristics, how informal and rural sector firms are constrained by public inputs, and how firms in the South Asia Region countries compare with firms in the rest of the world. 2012-12-21T19:15:01Z 2012-12-21T19:15:01Z 2012-08 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/08/16584969/understanding-business-environment-south-asia-evidence-firm-level-surveys http://hdl.handle.net/10986/11995 English en_US Policy Research working paper;no. 6160 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper Publications & Research South Asia South Asia |
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ABATEMENT BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT CAPITAL MARKET COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK CUSTOMS ELECTRICITY ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY EMPLOYMENT EMPLOYMENT CREATION ENTERPRISE SURVEY ENTERPRISE SURVEYS EXPANSION EXPENDITURES FINANCIAL CONSTRAINTS FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS FINANCIAL RESOURCES FINANCIAL SYSTEM FIRM SIZE FIRMS GOVERNMENT POLICY INSPECTIONS JOB CREATION LABOR FORCE LABOR PRODUCTIVITY LEGAL SYSTEM LICENSING MANUFACTURING MATERIAL MNC MULTINATIONAL MULTINATIONAL COMPANIES OPEN ACCESS PERFORMANCE INDICATOR PERFORMANCE INDICATORS PERFORMANCE MEASURE PERFORMANCE MEASURES PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE POLICY ENVIRONMENT POLICY MAKERS PRODUCT INNOVATION PRODUCTION PROCESS PUBLIC GOOD PUBLIC GOODS PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE R&D RELIABILITY RESULT RESULTS RETENTIONS SHADOW PRICES SUPPLY OF WATER TAX RATES TAXATION TELECOMMUNICATIONS TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE UNFAIR COMPETITION USES WATER PROBLEMS WATER SUPPLY WEB |
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ABATEMENT BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT CAPITAL MARKET COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK CUSTOMS ELECTRICITY ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY EMPLOYMENT EMPLOYMENT CREATION ENTERPRISE SURVEY ENTERPRISE SURVEYS EXPANSION EXPENDITURES FINANCIAL CONSTRAINTS FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS FINANCIAL RESOURCES FINANCIAL SYSTEM FIRM SIZE FIRMS GOVERNMENT POLICY INSPECTIONS JOB CREATION LABOR FORCE LABOR PRODUCTIVITY LEGAL SYSTEM LICENSING MANUFACTURING MATERIAL MNC MULTINATIONAL MULTINATIONAL COMPANIES OPEN ACCESS PERFORMANCE INDICATOR PERFORMANCE INDICATORS PERFORMANCE MEASURE PERFORMANCE MEASURES PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE POLICY ENVIRONMENT POLICY MAKERS PRODUCT INNOVATION PRODUCTION PROCESS PUBLIC GOOD PUBLIC GOODS PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE R&D RELIABILITY RESULT RESULTS RETENTIONS SHADOW PRICES SUPPLY OF WATER TAX RATES TAXATION TELECOMMUNICATIONS TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE UNFAIR COMPETITION USES WATER PROBLEMS WATER SUPPLY WEB Carlin, Wendy Schaffer, Mark Understanding the Business Environment in South Asia : Evidence from Firm-Level Surveys |
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This paper examines the relationship
between firm performance and growth and the business
environment in the countries of the South Asia Region --
Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal,
Pakistan, and Sri Lanka -- using firm-level data from the
World Bank's Enterprise Surveys. The analysis uses an
approach in which the responses of firms to questions about
the quality of the business environment can be interpreted
as shadow prices: estimations by managers of the cost
imposed on the firm by inadequacies of an aspect of the
business environment -- public inputs such as regulation,
physical infrastructure, availability of skilled labor,
macroeconomic conditions, rule of law, etc. -- for the
growth of their firm. The analysis finds, in line with this
approach, that higher-productivity and better-performing
firms in the region, and in particular firms that recently
expanded their employment and created jobs, report
significantly higher constraints in terms of the supply of
public inputs. The authors discuss the differences across
countries in the importance of various industries, how they
relate to various firm characteristics, how informal and
rural sector firms are constrained by public inputs, and how
firms in the South Asia Region countries compare with firms
in the rest of the world. |
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Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper |
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Carlin, Wendy Schaffer, Mark |
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Carlin, Wendy Schaffer, Mark |
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Carlin, Wendy |
| title |
Understanding the Business Environment in South Asia : Evidence from Firm-Level Surveys |
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Understanding the Business Environment in South Asia : Evidence from Firm-Level Surveys |
| title_full |
Understanding the Business Environment in South Asia : Evidence from Firm-Level Surveys |
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Understanding the Business Environment in South Asia : Evidence from Firm-Level Surveys |
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Understanding the Business Environment in South Asia : Evidence from Firm-Level Surveys |
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understanding the business environment in south asia : evidence from firm-level surveys |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2012 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/08/16584969/understanding-business-environment-south-asia-evidence-firm-level-surveys http://hdl.handle.net/10986/11995 |
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