The Impact of the Financial Crisis on New Firm Registration

The authors use panel data on the number of new firm registrations in 95 countries to study the impact of the business environment and 2008 financial crisis on new firm registration. The data show that more dynamic formal business creation occurs...

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Main Authors: Klapper, Leora, Love, Inessa
Format: Policy Research Working Paper
Language:English
Published: 2012
Subjects:
GDP
OIL
WEB
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spelling okr-10986-39262021-04-23T14:02:13Z The Impact of the Financial Crisis on New Firm Registration Klapper, Leora Love, Inessa ACCOUNTABILITY BANK CREDIT BANKRUPTCY BARRIER BARRIERS TO ENTRY BUSINESS ECONOMICS BUSINESS ENTRY BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT BUSINESS REGISTRATION BUSINESS REGISTRATIONS BUSINESS STRATEGY BUSINESSES CAPABILITIES CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE CORPORATE TAX CORPORATE TAXES CORRELATION MATRIX CORRUPTION COUNTRY CHARACTERISTICS COUNTRY DATA COUNTRY FIXED EFFECTS COUNTRY-LEVEL INDICATOR CREDIT RATING CREDIT RATIONING DEVELOPED COUNTRIES DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DEVELOPING ECONOMIES DOMESTIC ECONOMY E-MAIL ECONOMIC CENSUSES ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC STRUCTURES ECONOMIC SYSTEMS ENTRY POINT EVOLUTIONARY ECONOMICS EXCHANGE RATE EXPLOITATION EXTERNAL FINANCE FINANCIAL CRISIS FINANCIAL DEVELOPMENT FINANCIAL INFORMATION FINANCIAL MARKETS FINANCIAL REPORTS FINANCIAL SECTOR FINANCIAL SECTOR DEVELOPMENT FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FINANCIAL SUPPORT FIRM GROWTH GDP GDP PER CAPITA GLOBALIZATION GOVERNANCE INDICATORS GOVERNANCE MEASURES GOVERNMENT EFFECTIVENESS GOVERNMENT ENTITY GROWTH RATE GROWTH RATES INCOME INCOME GROUP INCOME GROUPS INCOME LEVEL INCOME LEVELS INFORMAL ECONOMY INSTITUTIONAL INVESTOR INSTITUTIONAL QUALITY INTEREST RATES INVESTMENT CLIMATE JOB CREATION LEGAL CONSTRAINTS LEGAL REGIMES LEGAL SYSTEMS LESS DEVELOPED COUNTRIES LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANIES LOCAL BUSINESS LOW INCOME COUNTRIES LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES LOWER INCOME COUNTRIES MACROECONOMIC VARIABLES MARKET ECONOMY MARKET ENTRY METADATA MIDDLE INCOME COUNTRIES OIL PHONE POLITICAL STABILITY PRIVATE EQUITY PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT RED TAPE REGISTRIES REGISTRY REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT REGULATORY QUALITY REGULATORY REGIME RESULT RESULTS RULE OF LAW SMALL BUSINESS STANDARD UNIT OF MEASUREMENT STARTUPS STOCK PRICE TAX RATE TAXATION TIME FRAME TRANSMISSION TURNOVER USES WEB WORLD DEVELOPMENT INDICATORS The authors use panel data on the number of new firm registrations in 95 countries to study the impact of the business environment and 2008 financial crisis on new firm registration. The data show that more dynamic formal business creation occurs in countries that provide entrepreneurs with a stable legal and regulatory regime, fast and inexpensive business registration process, more flexible employment regulations, and low corporate taxes. The data also show that nearly all countries experienced a sharp drop in business entry during the crisis. This drop is more pronounced in countries with higher levels of financial development and countries more affected by the crisis. 2012-03-19T18:42:18Z 2012-03-19T18:42:18Z 2010-10-01 http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000158349_20101012085129 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/3926 English Policy Research working paper ; no. WPS 5444 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper The World Region The World Region
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topic ACCOUNTABILITY
BANK CREDIT
BANKRUPTCY
BARRIER
BARRIERS TO ENTRY
BUSINESS ECONOMICS
BUSINESS ENTRY
BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
BUSINESS REGISTRATION
BUSINESS REGISTRATIONS
BUSINESS STRATEGY
BUSINESSES
CAPABILITIES
CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE
CORPORATE TAX
CORPORATE TAXES
CORRELATION MATRIX
CORRUPTION
COUNTRY CHARACTERISTICS
COUNTRY DATA
COUNTRY FIXED EFFECTS
COUNTRY-LEVEL INDICATOR
CREDIT RATING
CREDIT RATIONING
DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
DEVELOPING ECONOMIES
DOMESTIC ECONOMY
E-MAIL
ECONOMIC CENSUSES
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ECONOMIC STRUCTURES
ECONOMIC SYSTEMS
ENTRY POINT
EVOLUTIONARY ECONOMICS
EXCHANGE RATE
EXPLOITATION
EXTERNAL FINANCE
FINANCIAL CRISIS
FINANCIAL DEVELOPMENT
FINANCIAL INFORMATION
FINANCIAL MARKETS
FINANCIAL REPORTS
FINANCIAL SECTOR
FINANCIAL SECTOR DEVELOPMENT
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FINANCIAL SUPPORT
FIRM GROWTH
GDP
GDP PER CAPITA
GLOBALIZATION
GOVERNANCE INDICATORS
GOVERNANCE MEASURES
GOVERNMENT EFFECTIVENESS
GOVERNMENT ENTITY
GROWTH RATE
GROWTH RATES
INCOME
INCOME GROUP
INCOME GROUPS
INCOME LEVEL
INCOME LEVELS
INFORMAL ECONOMY
INSTITUTIONAL INVESTOR
INSTITUTIONAL QUALITY
INTEREST RATES
INVESTMENT CLIMATE
JOB CREATION
LEGAL CONSTRAINTS
LEGAL REGIMES
LEGAL SYSTEMS
LESS DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANIES
LOCAL BUSINESS
LOW INCOME COUNTRIES
LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES
LOWER INCOME COUNTRIES
MACROECONOMIC VARIABLES
MARKET ECONOMY
MARKET ENTRY
METADATA
MIDDLE INCOME COUNTRIES
OIL
PHONE
POLITICAL STABILITY
PRIVATE EQUITY
PRIVATE SECTOR
PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT
RED TAPE
REGISTRIES
REGISTRY
REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT
REGULATORY QUALITY
REGULATORY REGIME
RESULT
RESULTS
RULE OF LAW
SMALL BUSINESS
STANDARD UNIT OF MEASUREMENT
STARTUPS
STOCK PRICE
TAX RATE
TAXATION
TIME FRAME
TRANSMISSION
TURNOVER
USES
WEB
WORLD DEVELOPMENT INDICATORS
spellingShingle ACCOUNTABILITY
BANK CREDIT
BANKRUPTCY
BARRIER
BARRIERS TO ENTRY
BUSINESS ECONOMICS
BUSINESS ENTRY
BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
BUSINESS REGISTRATION
BUSINESS REGISTRATIONS
BUSINESS STRATEGY
BUSINESSES
CAPABILITIES
CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE
CORPORATE TAX
CORPORATE TAXES
CORRELATION MATRIX
CORRUPTION
COUNTRY CHARACTERISTICS
COUNTRY DATA
COUNTRY FIXED EFFECTS
COUNTRY-LEVEL INDICATOR
CREDIT RATING
CREDIT RATIONING
DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
DEVELOPING ECONOMIES
DOMESTIC ECONOMY
E-MAIL
ECONOMIC CENSUSES
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ECONOMIC STRUCTURES
ECONOMIC SYSTEMS
ENTRY POINT
EVOLUTIONARY ECONOMICS
EXCHANGE RATE
EXPLOITATION
EXTERNAL FINANCE
FINANCIAL CRISIS
FINANCIAL DEVELOPMENT
FINANCIAL INFORMATION
FINANCIAL MARKETS
FINANCIAL REPORTS
FINANCIAL SECTOR
FINANCIAL SECTOR DEVELOPMENT
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FINANCIAL SUPPORT
FIRM GROWTH
GDP
GDP PER CAPITA
GLOBALIZATION
GOVERNANCE INDICATORS
GOVERNANCE MEASURES
GOVERNMENT EFFECTIVENESS
GOVERNMENT ENTITY
GROWTH RATE
GROWTH RATES
INCOME
INCOME GROUP
INCOME GROUPS
INCOME LEVEL
INCOME LEVELS
INFORMAL ECONOMY
INSTITUTIONAL INVESTOR
INSTITUTIONAL QUALITY
INTEREST RATES
INVESTMENT CLIMATE
JOB CREATION
LEGAL CONSTRAINTS
LEGAL REGIMES
LEGAL SYSTEMS
LESS DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANIES
LOCAL BUSINESS
LOW INCOME COUNTRIES
LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES
LOWER INCOME COUNTRIES
MACROECONOMIC VARIABLES
MARKET ECONOMY
MARKET ENTRY
METADATA
MIDDLE INCOME COUNTRIES
OIL
PHONE
POLITICAL STABILITY
PRIVATE EQUITY
PRIVATE SECTOR
PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT
RED TAPE
REGISTRIES
REGISTRY
REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT
REGULATORY QUALITY
REGULATORY REGIME
RESULT
RESULTS
RULE OF LAW
SMALL BUSINESS
STANDARD UNIT OF MEASUREMENT
STARTUPS
STOCK PRICE
TAX RATE
TAXATION
TIME FRAME
TRANSMISSION
TURNOVER
USES
WEB
WORLD DEVELOPMENT INDICATORS
Klapper, Leora
Love, Inessa
The Impact of the Financial Crisis on New Firm Registration
geographic_facet The World Region
The World Region
relation Policy Research working paper ; no. WPS 5444
description The authors use panel data on the number of new firm registrations in 95 countries to study the impact of the business environment and 2008 financial crisis on new firm registration. The data show that more dynamic formal business creation occurs in countries that provide entrepreneurs with a stable legal and regulatory regime, fast and inexpensive business registration process, more flexible employment regulations, and low corporate taxes. The data also show that nearly all countries experienced a sharp drop in business entry during the crisis. This drop is more pronounced in countries with higher levels of financial development and countries more affected by the crisis.
format Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper
author Klapper, Leora
Love, Inessa
author_facet Klapper, Leora
Love, Inessa
author_sort Klapper, Leora
title The Impact of the Financial Crisis on New Firm Registration
title_short The Impact of the Financial Crisis on New Firm Registration
title_full The Impact of the Financial Crisis on New Firm Registration
title_fullStr The Impact of the Financial Crisis on New Firm Registration
title_full_unstemmed The Impact of the Financial Crisis on New Firm Registration
title_sort impact of the financial crisis on new firm registration
publishDate 2012
url http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000158349_20101012085129
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