Entrepreneurship in Post-Conflict Transition : The Role of Informality and Access to Finance

The authors examine the factors affecting the transition to self-employment in Bosnia and Herzegovina, using the World Bank Living Standard Measurement Survey panel household survey for the years 2001-2004. In the beginning of the sample, the count...

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Main Authors:	Demirgüç-Kunt, Asli, Klapper, Leora F., Panos, Georgios A.
Format:	Policy Research Working Paper
Language:	English
Published:	2012
Subjects:	ACCESS TO FINANCE ACCESS TO FORMAL FINANCE ACCOUNTING AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS BANK FINANCING BANK LOAN BANK LOANS BANKS BEHAVIORAL PATTERNS BIASES BORROWING BUSINESS SCHOOL BUSINESS SURVIVAL CALCULATIONS CAPITAL FINANCE CONTRACT ENFORCEMENT CORPORATE FINANCE CORRUPTION COST OF CREDIT CREDIT CONSTRAINTS CREDIT INSTITUTIONS CREDIT MARKET CREDIT MECHANISMS CREDIT RATIONING CREDIT UNION DEBT DEDUCTIBLES DEVELOPMENT BANK DISABLED DISCRIMINATION DISGUISED UNEMPLOYMENT DIVERSIFICATION EARNINGS ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC LIBERALIZATION ECONOMIES OF SCALE EMPLOYEE EMPLOYER EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS EMPLOYERS EMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCE EMPLOYMENT HISTORY EMPLOYMENT PATTERNS EMPLOYMENT PERFORMANCE EMPLOYMENT PROTECTION LEGISLATION EMPLOYMENT STATUS ENTREPRENEUR ENTREPRENEURIAL ACTIVITIES ENTREPRENEURIAL ACTIVITY ENTREPRENEURIAL DECISION ENTREPRENEURIAL DECISIONS ENTREPRENEURIAL VENTURE ENTREPRENEURIAL VENTURES ENTREPRENEURS ENTRY COSTS EXOGENOUS VARIABLES FAMILIES FAMILY MEMBER FAMILY MEMBERS FARMERS FEMALE EMPLOYMENT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FINANCIAL CAPITAL FINANCIAL CIRCUMSTANCES FINANCIAL CONSTRAINTS FINANCIAL ECONOMIST FINANCIAL ENVIRONMENT FINANCIAL EXCLUSION FINANCIAL INSTITUTION FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS FINANCIAL MARKET FINANCIAL MEANS FINANCIAL SECTOR FIRM GROWTH FIRM SIZE FIRM SURVIVAL FOREIGN INVESTMENT FORMAL EDUCATION FORMAL SECTOR WAGES GENDER HEALTH CONTRIBUTIONS HEALTH INSURANCE HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION HOUSEHOLD SAVINGS HOUSEHOLD SURVEY HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS HOUSEHOLD WEALTH HOUSEHOLDS HUMAN CAPITAL HUMAN RESOURCES INCOME INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS INFORMAL CREDIT INFORMAL ECONOMY INFORMAL EMPLOYMENT INFORMAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS INFORMAL FINANCING INFORMAL LOANS INFORMAL SECTOR INFORMAL SECTOR WORKERS INTERNAL FINANCE INTERNATIONAL BANK INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION INVOLUNTARY UNEMPLOYMENT JOB CREATION JOB SECURITY JOBS LABOR FORCE LABOR FORCE POPULATION LABOR MARKET LABOR MARKET CHARACTERISTICS LABOR MARKET EXPERIENCE LABOR MARKET SEGMENTATION LABOR MARKETS LABOR MOBILITY LABOR REGULATION LABOR REGULATIONS LABOR SUPPLY LABOR UNIONS LABOUR LABOUR MARKET LABOUR MARKET EXPERIENCE LABOUR MARKETS LIMITED ACCESS LIVING STANDARD LIVING STANDARDS LOAN LOCAL BUSINESS LOCAL BUSINESSES MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES MARKET CONDITIONS MEDIUM ENTERPRISE MEDIUM ENTERPRISES MICRO-CREDIT MICRO-CREDIT SCHEME MICRO-CREDIT SCHEMES MICRO-ENTERPRISE MICRO-LOAN MICROCREDIT MICROFINANCE MICROFINANCE INSTITUTION MICROFINANCE INSTITUTIONS MINIMUM WAGE MORAL HAZARD NEW BUSINESS NEW ENTREPRENEUR NEW ENTREPRENEURS NEW JOBS OCCUPATION PENSION PENSION CONTRIBUTIONS PERSISTENT UNEMPLOYMENT PERSONAL ASSETS PERSONAL WEALTH POVERTY ALLEVIATION PRESENT EVIDENCE PRIMARY SCHOOL PRIMARY SCHOOL EDUCATION PRIOR LABOR MARKET STATUS PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATIZATION PROBABILITY PROBIT EQUATIONS PROBIT REGRESSIONS PRODUCTIVITY PROFITABILITY PROPERTY OWNERSHIP PSYCHOLOGICAL TRAITS PUBLIC GOOD PUBLIC GOODS PUBLIC POLICY QUESTIONNAIRE REGRESSION ANALYSIS REMITTANCE REMITTANCES REPAYMENT SAFETY NET SALE SAVINGS SELF-EMPLOYMENT SELF-EMPLOYMENT EARNINGS SELF-FINANCING SENIOR SHADOW ECONOMY SMALL BUSINESS SMALL BUSINESSES SOCIAL CAPITAL SOCIAL INSURANCE SOCIAL SERVICES SOCIAL WELFARE SOURCES OF FINANCE START-UP START-UPS SURVIVAL EQUATION SURVIVAL RATES TERMS OF LOANS TOTAL EMPLOYMENT TYPES OF LOANS UNEMPLOYED UNEMPLOYED INDIVIDUAL UNEMPLOYMENT UNEMPLOYMENT RATE UNEMPLOYMENT STATISTICS UNFAIR COMPETITION UNIONS URBAN AREA URBAN AREAS VALUABLE WORKER WORKERS WORKING AGE WORKING CAPITAL WORTH
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