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Size and Age of Establishments : Evidence from Developing Countries

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dc.contributor.authorAyyagari, Meghana
dc.contributor.authorDemirguc-Kunt, Asli
dc.contributor.authorMaksimovic, Vojislav
dc.date.accessioned2014-02-05T18:33:55Z
dc.date.available2014-02-05T18:33:55Z
dc.date.issued2013-12
dc.description.abstractSurvey data from 120 developing countries are used to examine the relation between establishment size and age in the formal sector. Existing research suggests that manufacturing establishments in developing countries do not grow over time, most likely because of market imperfections and regulations. To the contrary, this paper finds that the average plant in developing countries that is more than 40 years old employs almost five times as many workers as the average plant that is five years old or younger. The analysis finds consistent evidence when it looks within a large country, India, based on detailed manufacturing census data over 23 years. It also finds that differences in financial development across Indian states, while substantial, have a minor effect on firm growth, consistent with inefficiency of state-owned financial systems. These results hold controlling for differences in labor regulations across states, capital intensity, labor regulations, and firms born before and after the major reforms.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/12/18623482/size-age-establishments-evidence-developing-countries
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-6718
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/16934
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper;No. 6718
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectACCOUNTING
dc.subjectAGE GROUP
dc.subjectAGE GROUPS
dc.subjectBANK BRANCHES
dc.subjectBANKING REFORM
dc.subjectBANKING REGULATION
dc.subjectBANKING SECTOR
dc.subjectBANKING SERVICES
dc.subjectBANKING SYSTEM
dc.subjectBANKING SYSTEMS
dc.subjectBANKS
dc.subjectBRANCH
dc.subjectBRANCHES
dc.subjectBUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
dc.subjectBUSINESS ENVIRONMENTS
dc.subjectCAPITAL EXPENDITURES
dc.subjectCAPITAL MARKET
dc.subjectCOMMERCIAL BANKS
dc.subjectCOMPANY
dc.subjectCONTRACT LABOR
dc.subjectCORPORATE FINANCE
dc.subjectCORPORATIONS
dc.subjectCORRELATIONS
dc.subjectCOUNTRY COMPARISONS
dc.subjectCREDIT LINES
dc.subjectCROSS-SECTIONAL EVIDENCE
dc.subjectDEPOSIT INSURANCE
dc.subjectDEPOSITS
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT RESEARCH
dc.subjectECONOMETRICS
dc.subjectECONOMICS
dc.subjectEMPLOYEE
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT DYNAMICS
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT LEVEL
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT LEVELS
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT PROTECTION LEGISLATION
dc.subjectENTREPRENEURIAL ACTIVITY
dc.subjectENTREPRENEURSHIP
dc.subjectEXPANSION
dc.subjectFINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
dc.subjectFINANCIAL MARKETS
dc.subjectFINANCIAL STRUCTURE
dc.subjectFINANCIAL SYSTEMS
dc.subjectFIRM EXIT
dc.subjectFIRM GROWTH
dc.subjectFIRM LEVEL
dc.subjectFIRM PERFORMANCE
dc.subjectFIRM SIZE
dc.subjectFIRM SIZE DISTRIBUTION
dc.subjectFIRMS
dc.subjectFOREIGN BANKS
dc.subjectINDUSTRY CHARACTERISTICS
dc.subjectINFORMAL SECTOR
dc.subjectJOB CREATION
dc.subjectJOBS
dc.subjectLABOR FORCE
dc.subjectLABOR INTENSITY
dc.subjectLABOR LAWS
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET INSTITUTIONS
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET OUTCOMES
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET REGULATION
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET REGULATIONS
dc.subjectLABOR MARKETS
dc.subjectLABOR PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectLABOR REGULATION
dc.subjectLABOR REGULATIONS
dc.subjectLABOUR
dc.subjectLABOUR MARKET
dc.subjectLABOUR MARKET REGULATION
dc.subjectLAWS
dc.subjectLEGISLATION
dc.subjectLICENSING
dc.subjectMACHINERY
dc.subjectMACROECONOMICS
dc.subjectMANUFACTURING ESTABLISHMENT
dc.subjectMANUFACTURING ESTABLISHMENTS
dc.subjectMANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES
dc.subjectMERGERS
dc.subjectMETHODOLOGY
dc.subjectMIGRATION
dc.subjectNATIONALIZED BANKS
dc.subjectPLANT SIZE
dc.subjectPRIVATE BANKS
dc.subjectPRIVATE SECTOR
dc.subjectPRIVATIZATION
dc.subjectPRODUCTION PROCESS
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVITY IMPROVEMENTS
dc.subjectREGIONAL RURAL BANKS
dc.subjectRESEARCH WORKING PAPERS
dc.subjectRESEARCHERS
dc.subjectRESERVE BANK OF INDIA
dc.subjectRIGID LABOR MARKET
dc.subjectSIZE OF FIRMS
dc.subjectSMALL ENTERPRISES
dc.subjectSMALL FIRM
dc.subjectSMALL FIRMS
dc.subjectSURVEY DATA
dc.subjectSURVEY INSTRUMENTS
dc.subjectTOTAL EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectTRANSPORT
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectUNPAID FAMILY WORKERS
dc.subjectWAGES
dc.subjectWATER SUPPLY
dc.subjectWORKER
dc.subjectWORKERS
dc.subjectfirm life cycle
dc.titleSize and Age of Establishments : Evidence from Developing Countriesen
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okr.crosscuttingsolutionareaJobs
okr.crossref.titleSize and Age of Establishments: Evidence from Developing Countries
okr.date.disclosure2013-12-01
okr.date.doiregistration2025-04-10T11:41:09.558350Z
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Policy Research Working Paper
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/12/18623482/size-age-establishments-evidence-developing-countries
okr.globalpracticeEducation
okr.globalpracticeTransport and ICT
okr.globalpracticeSocial Protection and Labor
okr.globalpracticeFinance and Markets
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okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-6718
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000158349_20131209160240
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum18623482
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okr.region.administrativeSouth Asia
okr.region.countryIndia
okr.topicFinance and Financial Sector Development::Microfinance
okr.topicBanks and Banking Reform
okr.topicSocial Protections and Labor::Labor Markets
okr.topicScience Education
okr.topicScientific Research and Science Parks
okr.topicScience and Technology Development
okr.topicEducation
okr.unitFinance and Private Sector Development Team, Development Research Group
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