Firm Size and the Business Environment : Worldwide Survey Results
The development of the small, and medium enterprise sector is believed to be crucial for economic growth, and poverty alleviation. Those who seek to develop the sector, must consent with the general perception that small- and medium-scale enterpris...
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okr-10986-139882021-04-23T14:03:10Z Firm Size and the Business Environment : Worldwide Survey Results Schiffer, Mirjam Weder, Beatrice BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT COLLUSION COMPANY CORPORATE GOVERNANCE CORPORATE GROWTH CORPORATION DEBT DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE ECONOMIC BENEFITS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIES OF SCALE EMPLOYMENT ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT ENTREPRENEURS EXCHANGE RATE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FINANCIAL SECTOR FINANCIAL SUPPORT FIRM SIZE FIRMS FIXED COSTS FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT FOREIGN OWNERSHIP FOREIGN-OWNED FIRMS FREE RIDERS INDUSTRIAL COUNTRIES INFLATION LIVING STANDARDS MACROECONOMIC PROBLEMS MEDIUM SIZE MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISES MEDIUM-SIZED FIRMS OWNERSHIP STRUCTURE PRIVATE ENTERPRISES PRIVATE SECTOR SCALE ENTERPRISES SMALL FIRMS SME SMES SOFT BUDGET CONSTRAINTS TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER TELECOMMUNICATIONS TRANSITION ECONOMIES VENTURE CAPITAL The development of the small, and medium enterprise sector is believed to be crucial for economic growth, and poverty alleviation. Those who seek to develop the sector, must consent with the general perception that small- and medium-scale enterprises are at a disadvantage, compared with larger firms. In theory, however, smaller firms may also have advantages over larger firms. For instance, they may be less affected by excessive regulations, because they can easily slip into informal arrangements. This paper draws on a new private sector survey covering eighty countries, and one territory to study the question whether business obstacles are related to firm size. The main finding is that there is indeed a bias against small firms. Overall, (that is, for the world sample) small firms report more problems than medium-sized firms, which in turn report more problems than large firms. In particular, smaller firms face significantly more problems than larger firms with financing, taxes and regulations, inflation, corruption and street crime. Thus these impediments should be prime targets for policies directed at leveling the playing field. Some of the most severe perceived impediments to doing business affect firms of all sizes, and consequently call for across-the-board policy improvements. In addition to the worldwide analysis, the paper presents an analysis by region, and by individual country. 2013-06-17T20:43:54Z 2013-06-17T20:43:54Z 2001-08 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2001/08/1620971/firm-size-business-environment-worldwide-survey-results 0-8213-5003-X http://hdl.handle.net/10986/13988 English en_US IFC Discussion Paper;No. 43 CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo/ World Bank Washington, DC: World Bank and the International Finance Corporation Publications & Research :: Publication Publications & Research :: Publication |
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BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT COLLUSION COMPANY CORPORATE GOVERNANCE CORPORATE GROWTH CORPORATION DEBT DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE ECONOMIC BENEFITS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIES OF SCALE EMPLOYMENT ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT ENTREPRENEURS EXCHANGE RATE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FINANCIAL SECTOR FINANCIAL SUPPORT FIRM SIZE FIRMS FIXED COSTS FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT FOREIGN OWNERSHIP FOREIGN-OWNED FIRMS FREE RIDERS INDUSTRIAL COUNTRIES INFLATION LIVING STANDARDS MACROECONOMIC PROBLEMS MEDIUM SIZE MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISES MEDIUM-SIZED FIRMS OWNERSHIP STRUCTURE PRIVATE ENTERPRISES PRIVATE SECTOR SCALE ENTERPRISES SMALL FIRMS SME SMES SOFT BUDGET CONSTRAINTS TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER TELECOMMUNICATIONS TRANSITION ECONOMIES VENTURE CAPITAL |
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BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT COLLUSION COMPANY CORPORATE GOVERNANCE CORPORATE GROWTH CORPORATION DEBT DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE ECONOMIC BENEFITS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIES OF SCALE EMPLOYMENT ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT ENTREPRENEURS EXCHANGE RATE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FINANCIAL SECTOR FINANCIAL SUPPORT FIRM SIZE FIRMS FIXED COSTS FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT FOREIGN OWNERSHIP FOREIGN-OWNED FIRMS FREE RIDERS INDUSTRIAL COUNTRIES INFLATION LIVING STANDARDS MACROECONOMIC PROBLEMS MEDIUM SIZE MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISES MEDIUM-SIZED FIRMS OWNERSHIP STRUCTURE PRIVATE ENTERPRISES PRIVATE SECTOR SCALE ENTERPRISES SMALL FIRMS SME SMES SOFT BUDGET CONSTRAINTS TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER TELECOMMUNICATIONS TRANSITION ECONOMIES VENTURE CAPITAL Schiffer, Mirjam Weder, Beatrice Firm Size and the Business Environment : Worldwide Survey Results |
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The development of the small, and medium
enterprise sector is believed to be crucial for economic
growth, and poverty alleviation. Those who seek to develop
the sector, must consent with the general perception that
small- and medium-scale enterprises are at a disadvantage,
compared with larger firms. In theory, however, smaller
firms may also have advantages over larger firms. For
instance, they may be less affected by excessive
regulations, because they can easily slip into informal
arrangements. This paper draws on a new private sector
survey covering eighty countries, and one territory to study
the question whether business obstacles are related to firm
size. The main finding is that there is indeed a bias
against small firms. Overall, (that is, for the world
sample) small firms report more problems than medium-sized
firms, which in turn report more problems than large firms.
In particular, smaller firms face significantly more
problems than larger firms with financing, taxes and
regulations, inflation, corruption and street crime. Thus
these impediments should be prime targets for policies
directed at leveling the playing field. Some of the most
severe perceived impediments to doing business affect firms
of all sizes, and consequently call for across-the-board
policy improvements. In addition to the worldwide analysis,
the paper presents an analysis by region, and by individual country. |
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Schiffer, Mirjam Weder, Beatrice |
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Firm Size and the Business Environment : Worldwide Survey Results |
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Firm Size and the Business Environment : Worldwide Survey Results |
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Firm Size and the Business Environment : Worldwide Survey Results |
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Firm Size and the Business Environment : Worldwide Survey Results |
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Firm Size and the Business Environment : Worldwide Survey Results |
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firm size and the business environment : worldwide survey results |
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Washington, DC: World Bank and the International Finance Corporation |
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2013 |
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