The Regulation of Entry

Simplifying entry regulation has been a popular reform since the publication of Djankov and others (2002). The inclusion of business entry indicators in the World Bank's Doing Business project has led to an acceleration in reform: in 2003–08, 193 reforms took place in 116 countries. A large aca...

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Main Author: Djankov, Simeon
Format: Journal Article
Published: World Bank 2012
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10986/4428
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spelling okr-10986-44282021-04-23T14:02:17Z The Regulation of Entry Djankov, Simeon bankruptcy barriers to entry campaign contributions competitiveness consumers deregulation economic power externalities GNP income monopoly productivity productivity growth regulatory capture rent seeking tax revenues total costs transition economy value added wages Simplifying entry regulation has been a popular reform since the publication of Djankov and others (2002). The inclusion of business entry indicators in the World Bank's Doing Business project has led to an acceleration in reform: in 2003–08, 193 reforms took place in 116 countries. A large academic literature has followed: 201 academic articles have used the data compiled by Djankov and others (2002) and subsequently by the World Bank. The author identifies three theories as to why some countries impose burdensome entry requirements. He also surveys the literature on the effects of making business entry easier. 2012-03-30T07:12:34Z 2012-03-30T07:12:34Z 2009-09-30 Journal Article World Bank Research Observer 1564-6971 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/4428 CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank Journal Article
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topic bankruptcy
barriers to entry
campaign contributions
competitiveness
consumers
deregulation
economic power
externalities
GNP
income
monopoly
productivity
productivity growth
regulatory capture
rent seeking
tax revenues
total costs
transition economy
value added
wages
spellingShingle bankruptcy
barriers to entry
campaign contributions
competitiveness
consumers
deregulation
economic power
externalities
GNP
income
monopoly
productivity
productivity growth
regulatory capture
rent seeking
tax revenues
total costs
transition economy
value added
wages
Djankov, Simeon
The Regulation of Entry
description Simplifying entry regulation has been a popular reform since the publication of Djankov and others (2002). The inclusion of business entry indicators in the World Bank's Doing Business project has led to an acceleration in reform: in 2003–08, 193 reforms took place in 116 countries. A large academic literature has followed: 201 academic articles have used the data compiled by Djankov and others (2002) and subsequently by the World Bank. The author identifies three theories as to why some countries impose burdensome entry requirements. He also surveys the literature on the effects of making business entry easier.
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author Djankov, Simeon
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title The Regulation of Entry
title_short The Regulation of Entry
title_full The Regulation of Entry
title_fullStr The Regulation of Entry
title_full_unstemmed The Regulation of Entry
title_sort regulation of entry
publisher World Bank
publishDate 2012
url http://hdl.handle.net/10986/4428
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