The Heterogeneous Growth Effects of the Business Environment : Firm-Level Evidence for a Global Sample of Cities

The Heterogeneous Growth Effects of the Business Environment : Firm-Level Evidence for a Global Sample of Cities

Using firm-level data covering 709 cities in 128 countries, this paper examines the role of a comprehensive list of business environment variables at the subnational level in explaining firm employment and productivity growth. The analysis finds ba...

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Main Authors: Reyes, Jose Daniel, Roberts, Mark, Xu, Lixin Colin
Format: Working Paper
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2017
Subjects:
ECONOMIC GROWTH
BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
PRODUCTIVITY
EMPLOYMENT
LABOR POLICY
TAXATION
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/405301498483410102/The-heterogeneous-growth-effects-of-the-business-environment-firm-level-evidence-for-a-global-sample-of-cities
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/27612

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/405301498483410102/The-heterogeneous-growth-effects-of-the-business-environment-firm-level-evidence-for-a-global-sample-of-cities
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/27612

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