Using Administrative Data to Evaluate Municipal Reforms : An Evaluation of the Impact of Minas Fácil Expresso

Using Administrative Data to Evaluate Municipal Reforms : An Evaluation of the Impact of Minas Fácil Expresso

This study uses administrative data to evaluate the impact of Minas Fácil Expresso, a programme in the State of Minas Gerais, Brazil, which expanded a business start-up simplification programme to more remote municipalities. Using difference-in-differences with 56 months of registration data for 822...

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Main Authors: Bruhn, Miriam, McKenzie, David
Format: Journal Article
Language:en_US
Published: Taylor and Francis 2013
Subjects:
entry reform
difference-in-differences
informality
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10986/15404
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spelling okr-10986-154042021-04-23T14:03:22Z Using Administrative Data to Evaluate Municipal Reforms : An Evaluation of the Impact of Minas Fácil Expresso Bruhn, Miriam McKenzie, David entry reform difference-in-differences informality This study uses administrative data to evaluate the impact of Minas Fácil Expresso, a programme in the State of Minas Gerais, Brazil, which expanded a business start-up simplification programme to more remote municipalities. Using difference-in-differences with 56 months of registration data for 822 municipalities, the analysis finds introducing the programme actually led to a reduction in registration rates, and no change in tax revenues. The paper uses this evaluation to illustrate the design choices and the issues involved in using administrative data to evaluate reforms, also providing a template that can be used for evaluating similar reforms elsewhere. 2013-08-27T22:02:12Z 2013-08-27T22:02:12Z 2013-07-04 Journal Article Journal of Development Effectiveness 1943-9342 DOI:10.1080/19439342.2013.813959 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/15404 en_US CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo/ World Bank Taylor and Francis Publications & Research :: Journal Article Publications & Research Brazil
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topic entry reform
difference-in-differences
informality
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difference-in-differences
informality
Bruhn, Miriam
McKenzie, David
Using Administrative Data to Evaluate Municipal Reforms : An Evaluation of the Impact of Minas Fácil Expresso
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description This study uses administrative data to evaluate the impact of Minas Fácil Expresso, a programme in the State of Minas Gerais, Brazil, which expanded a business start-up simplification programme to more remote municipalities. Using difference-in-differences with 56 months of registration data for 822 municipalities, the analysis finds introducing the programme actually led to a reduction in registration rates, and no change in tax revenues. The paper uses this evaluation to illustrate the design choices and the issues involved in using administrative data to evaluate reforms, also providing a template that can be used for evaluating similar reforms elsewhere.
format Journal Article
author Bruhn, Miriam
McKenzie, David
author_facet Bruhn, Miriam
McKenzie, David
author_sort Bruhn, Miriam
title Using Administrative Data to Evaluate Municipal Reforms : An Evaluation of the Impact of Minas Fácil Expresso
title_short Using Administrative Data to Evaluate Municipal Reforms : An Evaluation of the Impact of Minas Fácil Expresso
title_full Using Administrative Data to Evaluate Municipal Reforms : An Evaluation of the Impact of Minas Fácil Expresso
title_fullStr Using Administrative Data to Evaluate Municipal Reforms : An Evaluation of the Impact of Minas Fácil Expresso
title_full_unstemmed Using Administrative Data to Evaluate Municipal Reforms : An Evaluation of the Impact of Minas Fácil Expresso
title_sort using administrative data to evaluate municipal reforms : an evaluation of the impact of minas fácil expresso
publisher Taylor and Francis
publishDate 2013
url http://hdl.handle.net/10986/15404
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