SME Registration Evidence from a Randomized Controlled Trial in Bangladesh
Informality is pervasive in developing countries. In Bangladesh, the majority of firms are informal and as such they might not have access to prime markets, while lowering the tax base. The authors implemented an information campaign on registratio...
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okr-10986-131352021-04-23T14:03:07Z SME Registration Evidence from a Randomized Controlled Trial in Bangladesh De Giorgi, Giacomo Rahman, Aminur ACCESS TO BANK LOANS ACCESS TO MARKETS BANK LOANS BRIBES BUSINESS CONFIDENCE BUSINESS PERFORMANCE BUSINESS PROCESS BUSINESS REGISTRATION BUSINESS REGULATION BUSINESSES CERTIFICATE COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY COMPANY COMPONENTS CORPORATION CORRUPTION DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS DEVELOPMENT POLICY ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE ENTREPRENEURIAL ACTIVITY ENTREPRENEURS EXPECTED PRESENT VALUE FIRMS FIXED COST GOVERNMENT REVENUE GREATER ACCESS HUMAN CAPITAL ICT INEQUALITY INTERNATIONAL BANK INTERNATIONAL BEST PRACTICE INTERNATIONAL FINANCE JOINT STOCK COMPANIES LACK OF INFORMATION LEGAL AUTHORITIES LENDER LESS DEVELOPED COUNTRIES LICENSE MEDIUM ENTERPRISES MIDDLEMEN MISSING VALUES NETWORKS ONLINE SYSTEM OPEN ACCESS PHONE PRODUCTION FUNCTION PRODUCTIVITY PROFITABILITY PROPRIETORSHIP PROPRIETORSHIPS REGISTRATION PROCESS REGISTRATION PROCESSES REGISTRATION SYSTEM RESULT RESULTS SME START-UPS TAX BURDEN TAX REVENUES TAXATION TIME CONSTRAINTS USES WEB Informality is pervasive in developing countries. In Bangladesh, the majority of firms are informal and as such they might not have access to prime markets, while lowering the tax base. The authors implemented an information campaign on registration, including both the step-by-step procedures and the potential benefits from registration. They find that the treatment made firms more aware of the procedures, but had no impact on actual registration. The results point toward potentially low benefits and high indirect costs of registration as the main barriers to formality (e.g. access to markets, taxation, labor and product regulations). 2013-04-10T19:15:20Z 2013-04-10T19:15:20Z 2013-03 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/03/17427727/sme-registration-evidence-randomized-controlled-trial-bangladesh http://hdl.handle.net/10986/13135 English en_US Policy Research Working Paper;No. 6382 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 Bangladesh |
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ACCESS TO BANK LOANS ACCESS TO MARKETS BANK LOANS BRIBES BUSINESS CONFIDENCE BUSINESS PERFORMANCE BUSINESS PROCESS BUSINESS REGISTRATION BUSINESS REGULATION BUSINESSES CERTIFICATE COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY COMPANY COMPONENTS CORPORATION CORRUPTION DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS DEVELOPMENT POLICY ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE ENTREPRENEURIAL ACTIVITY ENTREPRENEURS EXPECTED PRESENT VALUE FIRMS FIXED COST GOVERNMENT REVENUE GREATER ACCESS HUMAN CAPITAL ICT INEQUALITY INTERNATIONAL BANK INTERNATIONAL BEST PRACTICE INTERNATIONAL FINANCE JOINT STOCK COMPANIES LACK OF INFORMATION LEGAL AUTHORITIES LENDER LESS DEVELOPED COUNTRIES LICENSE MEDIUM ENTERPRISES MIDDLEMEN MISSING VALUES NETWORKS ONLINE SYSTEM OPEN ACCESS PHONE PRODUCTION FUNCTION PRODUCTIVITY PROFITABILITY PROPRIETORSHIP PROPRIETORSHIPS REGISTRATION PROCESS REGISTRATION PROCESSES REGISTRATION SYSTEM RESULT RESULTS SME START-UPS TAX BURDEN TAX REVENUES TAXATION TIME CONSTRAINTS USES WEB |
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ACCESS TO BANK LOANS ACCESS TO MARKETS BANK LOANS BRIBES BUSINESS CONFIDENCE BUSINESS PERFORMANCE BUSINESS PROCESS BUSINESS REGISTRATION BUSINESS REGULATION BUSINESSES CERTIFICATE COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY COMPANY COMPONENTS CORPORATION CORRUPTION DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS DEVELOPMENT POLICY ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE ENTREPRENEURIAL ACTIVITY ENTREPRENEURS EXPECTED PRESENT VALUE FIRMS FIXED COST GOVERNMENT REVENUE GREATER ACCESS HUMAN CAPITAL ICT INEQUALITY INTERNATIONAL BANK INTERNATIONAL BEST PRACTICE INTERNATIONAL FINANCE JOINT STOCK COMPANIES LACK OF INFORMATION LEGAL AUTHORITIES LENDER LESS DEVELOPED COUNTRIES LICENSE MEDIUM ENTERPRISES MIDDLEMEN MISSING VALUES NETWORKS ONLINE SYSTEM OPEN ACCESS PHONE PRODUCTION FUNCTION PRODUCTIVITY PROFITABILITY PROPRIETORSHIP PROPRIETORSHIPS REGISTRATION PROCESS REGISTRATION PROCESSES REGISTRATION SYSTEM RESULT RESULTS SME START-UPS TAX BURDEN TAX REVENUES TAXATION TIME CONSTRAINTS USES WEB De Giorgi, Giacomo Rahman, Aminur SME Registration Evidence from a Randomized Controlled Trial in Bangladesh |
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Policy Research Working Paper;No. 6382 |
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Informality is pervasive in developing
countries. In Bangladesh, the majority of firms are informal
and as such they might not have access to prime markets,
while lowering the tax base. The authors implemented an
information campaign on registration, including both the
step-by-step procedures and the potential benefits from
registration. They find that the treatment made firms more
aware of the procedures, but had no impact on actual
registration. The results point toward potentially low
benefits and high indirect costs of registration as the main
barriers to formality (e.g. access to markets, taxation,
labor and product regulations). |
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Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper |
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De Giorgi, Giacomo Rahman, Aminur |
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De Giorgi, Giacomo Rahman, Aminur |
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De Giorgi, Giacomo |
| title |
SME Registration Evidence from a Randomized Controlled Trial in Bangladesh |
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SME Registration Evidence from a Randomized Controlled Trial in Bangladesh |
| title_full |
SME Registration Evidence from a Randomized Controlled Trial in Bangladesh |
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SME Registration Evidence from a Randomized Controlled Trial in Bangladesh |
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SME Registration Evidence from a Randomized Controlled Trial in Bangladesh |
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sme registration evidence from a randomized controlled trial in bangladesh |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2013 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/03/17427727/sme-registration-evidence-randomized-controlled-trial-bangladesh http://hdl.handle.net/10986/13135 |
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