What Makes Cities More Competitive? Spatial Determinants of Entrepreneurship in India

What Makes Cities More Competitive? Spatial Determinants of Entrepreneurship in India

Policy makers in both developed and developing countries want to make cities more competitive, attract entreprepreneurs, boost economic growth, and promote job creation. The authors examine the spatial location of entrepreneurs in India in manufact...

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Main Authors:	Ghani, Ejaz, Kerr, William R., O'Connell, Stephen D.
Format:	Policy Research Working Paper
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2013
Subjects:	ACCESS TO SAFE DRINKING WATER ACCOUNTING AGGREGATE PRODUCTIVITY BASIC SERVICES BRAIN DRAIN CAPITAL MARKET CAPITAL MARKETS CONTRACT LABOR DATA QUALITY DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS DOWNWARD BIAS ECONOMIC GROWTH EMPLOYEE EMPLOYMENT EMPLOYMENT GROWTH EMPLOYMENT LEVELS EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES EMPLOYMENT RATE EMPLOYMENT RATES EMPLOYMENTS ENTREPRENEUR ENTREPRENEURS ENTREPRENEURSHIP ENTRY RATE EXISTING BUSINESS EXPANSION EXPANSIONS EXTERNALITIES FIRM ENTRY FIRM PERFORMANCE FIRM SIZE FIRMS FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT FREE PRESS HUMAN CAPITAL INCOME INFORMAL ECONOMY INFORMAL SECTOR INNOVATION JOB CREATION JOB SECURITY JOBS LABOR ADJUSTMENT LABOR DEMAND LABOR DISPUTES LABOR ECONOMICS LABOR FORCE LABOR LAWS LABOR MARKET LABOR MARKETS LABOR MOBILITY LABOR REGULATION LABOR REGULATIONS LABOUR LICENSING LOCAL ENTREPRENEURS LOCAL INDUSTRIES LOCAL INDUSTRY LOCAL INFRASTRUCTURE LONG-TERM EMPLOYMENT MANUFACTURERS MANUFACTURING ESTABLISHMENTS MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY MULTI-PLANT FIRMS OCCUPATIONS OUTPUTS PAID WORKERS PAYROLL TAXES PLANT PRODUCTIVITY POLITICAL ECONOMY PRODUCT MARKET PRODUCT MARKETS PRODUCTION PROCESSES PRODUCTIVITY EFFECTS PRODUCTIVITY GAP RENTS ROADS SERVICE SECTOR SMALL BUSINESS SMALL BUSINESSES SMALL FIRMS SOCIAL CAPITAL SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT SUPPLIER SUPPLIERS TAXATION TECHNOLOGY DIFFUSION TOTAL EMPLOYMENT TRADE LIBERALIZATION VENTURE CAPITAL WAGE BILL WAGE LEVELS WAGES WORKER WORKERS
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/09/16739346/makes-cities-more-competitive-spatial-determinants-entrepreneurship-india http://hdl.handle.net/10986/12042

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