Economic Growth and Crime against Small and Medium Sized Enterprises in Developing Economies
Several studies have explored the relationship between economy-level crime rates or individual-level crime and economic growth. However, few studies have examined the relationship between economic growth and crime against firms. This study uses dat...
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okr-10986-173062021-04-23T14:03:37Z Economic Growth and Crime against Small and Medium Sized Enterprises in Developing Economies Islam, Asif ABORTION ACCOUNTING ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION BIG CITIES BUREAUCRACY BUSINESS CLIMATE BUSINESS CYCLE BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT CONFIDENCE CORRUPTION CORRUPTION PERCEPTION CORRUPTION PERCEPTION INDEX COUNTRY AVERAGES COUNTRY DATA COUNTRY LEVEL COUNTRY SIZE COURTS CRIME CRIME RATES CRIMES CRIMINAL CRIMINALS CRIMINOLOGY CULTURAL CHANGE DEMOCRACY DEPENDENT VARIABLE DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DEVELOPING WORLD DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS DEVELOPMENT INDICATORS DEVELOPMENT POLICY DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH DOMINANCE ECONOMETRIC ISSUES ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC INCENTIVES ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT EMPIRICAL LITERATURE EMPIRICAL STUDIES ENTERPRISE SURVEYS ERROR TERM ESTIMATION METHOD ESTIMATION RESULTS ETHNIC GROUP EXPLANATORY VARIABLES FEMALE GENDER GENDER BIAS GINI COEFFICIENT GINI INDEX GOVERNANCE INDICATOR GOVERNANCE VARIABLES GROSS NATIONAL INCOME GROWTH RATE GROWTH RATES HOUSEHOLD LEVEL HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS HOUSES HUMAN CAPITAL IMPORTANT POLICY INCREASING INEQUALITY INEQUALITY INSTITUTIONAL QUALITY INVESTIGATION JUDGES JUSTICE LABOR MARKET LEVEL OF DEVELOPMENT LIBERTY LIFE EXPECTANCY MACROECONOMIC STABILITY MALARIA MEAN VALUE MEDIUM SIZED ENTERPRISES NATIONAL INCOME PER CAPITA GROWTH PERFORMANCE MEASURES POLICE POLICE FORCE POLICE FORCES POLICY DISCUSSIONS POLICY MAKERS POLICY RESEARCH POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER POLITICAL ECONOMY POPULATION DENSITY PRISON PRISONS PRO-GROWTH POLICIES PROGRESS PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS PUBLIC POLICY RESPECT REVERSE CAUSALITY ROBBERY SOCIAL CONTROLS STANDARD DEVIATION TAX REVENUES TERRORIST THEFT TRANSPARENCY UNEMPLOYMENT URBAN AGGLOMERATIONS VIOLENCE WILL Several studies have explored the relationship between economy-level crime rates or individual-level crime and economic growth. However, few studies have examined the relationship between economic growth and crime against firms. This study uses data for about 12,000 firms in 27 developing countries and finds that economic growth is negatively associated with crime. This relationship is stronger for small and medium firms than large firms. The study also explores several economy-wide factors and their influence on the growth-crime relationship for small and medium enterprises. The results are robust to various sensitivity checks. 2014-03-18T20:07:39Z 2014-03-18T20:07:39Z 2014-02 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/02/18906474/economic-growth-crime-against-small-medium-sized-enterprises-developing-economies http://hdl.handle.net/10986/17306 English en_US Policy Research Working Paper;No. 6768 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper Publications & Research |
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ABORTION ACCOUNTING ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION BIG CITIES BUREAUCRACY BUSINESS CLIMATE BUSINESS CYCLE BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT CONFIDENCE CORRUPTION CORRUPTION PERCEPTION CORRUPTION PERCEPTION INDEX COUNTRY AVERAGES COUNTRY DATA COUNTRY LEVEL COUNTRY SIZE COURTS CRIME CRIME RATES CRIMES CRIMINAL CRIMINALS CRIMINOLOGY CULTURAL CHANGE DEMOCRACY DEPENDENT VARIABLE DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DEVELOPING WORLD DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS DEVELOPMENT INDICATORS DEVELOPMENT POLICY DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH DOMINANCE ECONOMETRIC ISSUES ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC INCENTIVES ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT EMPIRICAL LITERATURE EMPIRICAL STUDIES ENTERPRISE SURVEYS ERROR TERM ESTIMATION METHOD ESTIMATION RESULTS ETHNIC GROUP EXPLANATORY VARIABLES FEMALE GENDER GENDER BIAS GINI COEFFICIENT GINI INDEX GOVERNANCE INDICATOR GOVERNANCE VARIABLES GROSS NATIONAL INCOME GROWTH RATE GROWTH RATES HOUSEHOLD LEVEL HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS HOUSES HUMAN CAPITAL IMPORTANT POLICY INCREASING INEQUALITY INEQUALITY INSTITUTIONAL QUALITY INVESTIGATION JUDGES JUSTICE LABOR MARKET LEVEL OF DEVELOPMENT LIBERTY LIFE EXPECTANCY MACROECONOMIC STABILITY MALARIA MEAN VALUE MEDIUM SIZED ENTERPRISES NATIONAL INCOME PER CAPITA GROWTH PERFORMANCE MEASURES POLICE POLICE FORCE POLICE FORCES POLICY DISCUSSIONS POLICY MAKERS POLICY RESEARCH POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER POLITICAL ECONOMY POPULATION DENSITY PRISON PRISONS PRO-GROWTH POLICIES PROGRESS PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS PUBLIC POLICY RESPECT REVERSE CAUSALITY ROBBERY SOCIAL CONTROLS STANDARD DEVIATION TAX REVENUES TERRORIST THEFT TRANSPARENCY UNEMPLOYMENT URBAN AGGLOMERATIONS VIOLENCE WILL |
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ABORTION ACCOUNTING ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION BIG CITIES BUREAUCRACY BUSINESS CLIMATE BUSINESS CYCLE BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT CONFIDENCE CORRUPTION CORRUPTION PERCEPTION CORRUPTION PERCEPTION INDEX COUNTRY AVERAGES COUNTRY DATA COUNTRY LEVEL COUNTRY SIZE COURTS CRIME CRIME RATES CRIMES CRIMINAL CRIMINALS CRIMINOLOGY CULTURAL CHANGE DEMOCRACY DEPENDENT VARIABLE DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DEVELOPING WORLD DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS DEVELOPMENT INDICATORS DEVELOPMENT POLICY DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH DOMINANCE ECONOMETRIC ISSUES ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC INCENTIVES ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT EMPIRICAL LITERATURE EMPIRICAL STUDIES ENTERPRISE SURVEYS ERROR TERM ESTIMATION METHOD ESTIMATION RESULTS ETHNIC GROUP EXPLANATORY VARIABLES FEMALE GENDER GENDER BIAS GINI COEFFICIENT GINI INDEX GOVERNANCE INDICATOR GOVERNANCE VARIABLES GROSS NATIONAL INCOME GROWTH RATE GROWTH RATES HOUSEHOLD LEVEL HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS HOUSES HUMAN CAPITAL IMPORTANT POLICY INCREASING INEQUALITY INEQUALITY INSTITUTIONAL QUALITY INVESTIGATION JUDGES JUSTICE LABOR MARKET LEVEL OF DEVELOPMENT LIBERTY LIFE EXPECTANCY MACROECONOMIC STABILITY MALARIA MEAN VALUE MEDIUM SIZED ENTERPRISES NATIONAL INCOME PER CAPITA GROWTH PERFORMANCE MEASURES POLICE POLICE FORCE POLICE FORCES POLICY DISCUSSIONS POLICY MAKERS POLICY RESEARCH POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER POLITICAL ECONOMY POPULATION DENSITY PRISON PRISONS PRO-GROWTH POLICIES PROGRESS PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS PUBLIC POLICY RESPECT REVERSE CAUSALITY ROBBERY SOCIAL CONTROLS STANDARD DEVIATION TAX REVENUES TERRORIST THEFT TRANSPARENCY UNEMPLOYMENT URBAN AGGLOMERATIONS VIOLENCE WILL Islam, Asif Economic Growth and Crime against Small and Medium Sized Enterprises in Developing Economies |
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Policy Research Working Paper;No. 6768 |
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Several studies have explored the
relationship between economy-level crime rates or
individual-level crime and economic growth. However, few
studies have examined the relationship between economic
growth and crime against firms. This study uses data for
about 12,000 firms in 27 developing countries and finds that
economic growth is negatively associated with crime. This
relationship is stronger for small and medium firms than
large firms. The study also explores several economy-wide
factors and their influence on the growth-crime relationship
for small and medium enterprises. The results are robust to
various sensitivity checks. |
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Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper |
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Islam, Asif |
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Islam, Asif |
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Islam, Asif |
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Economic Growth and Crime against Small and Medium Sized Enterprises in Developing Economies |
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Economic Growth and Crime against Small and Medium Sized Enterprises in Developing Economies |
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Economic Growth and Crime against Small and Medium Sized Enterprises in Developing Economies |
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Economic Growth and Crime against Small and Medium Sized Enterprises in Developing Economies |
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Economic Growth and Crime against Small and Medium Sized Enterprises in Developing Economies |
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economic growth and crime against small and medium sized enterprises in developing economies |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2014 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/02/18906474/economic-growth-crime-against-small-medium-sized-enterprises-developing-economies http://hdl.handle.net/10986/17306 |
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