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Impact Evaluation of Business License Simplification in Peru : An Independent Assessment of an International Finance Corporation-Supported Project

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dc.contributor.authorIndependent Evaluation Group
dc.date.accessioned2013-01-31T16:53:06Z
dc.date.available2013-01-31T16:53:06Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.description.abstractThis evaluation assesses the impact of International Finance Corporation's (IFC's) Business License Simplification Project in the municipality of Lima, Peru. It reviews two previous evaluations sponsored by IFC and adds new evidence. Under the project, IFC's Foreign Investment Advisory Services (FIAS) worked with the municipality of Lima to reform the administrative process for obtaining a business license in Cercado de Lima, one of 44 districts that comprise metropolitan Lima. According to the municipality, 64 percent of the businesses in this district lacked a business license in 2005, and most of them were microenterprises. The project was implemented from January 2005 to March 2007. The present evaluation conducted an independent review of both previous studies, collected additional data, verified the previous findings, and placed the findings in the context of related studies and evaluations. The goal was to take stock of the results, collect and use other evidence, and draw lessons for future IFC and World Bank operations. This chapter describes and compares the divergent evidence on which procedures were simplified by the license reform and by how much. A second chapter reviews existing evaluations and previous relevant findings from other countries; a third replicates and extends the regression evidence on the impact of license reform on critical business outcomes, such as revenues and employment. The fourth chapter, a cost-benefit assessment of the desirability of the whole program, reviews what the behavior of businesses and their own testimony reveals about the benefits of registration. The final chapter takes into account the findings reviewed in previous chapters, as well as new evidence in this study, and offers policy implications and recommendations for IFC.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/10/17097213/impact-evaluation-business-license-simplification-peru-independent-assessment-international-finance-corporation-supported-project
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/978-0-8213-9801-2
dc.identifier.isbn978-0-8213-9801-2
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/12227
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWashington, DC: World Bank
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectACCESS TO CREDIT
dc.subjectACCESS TO FINANCING
dc.subjectACCOUNTABILITY
dc.subjectACCOUNTING
dc.subjectADMINISTRATIVE PROCESS
dc.subjectADVERTISING
dc.subjectADVISORY SERVICE
dc.subjectADVISORY SERVICES
dc.subjectAPPLICATION PROCESS
dc.subjectBANK ACCOUNTS
dc.subjectBARRIERS TO BUSINESS GROWTH
dc.subjectBASE YEAR
dc.subjectBIASES
dc.subjectBRIBE
dc.subjectBUREAUCRATIC RED TAPE
dc.subjectBUSINESS ACTIVITIES
dc.subjectBUSINESS ACTIVITY
dc.subjectBUSINESS ENABLING
dc.subjectBUSINESS ENABLING ENVIRONMENT
dc.subjectBUSINESS FACILITATION
dc.subjectBUSINESS OWNER
dc.subjectBUSINESS REGISTRATION
dc.subjectBUSINESS REGULATIONS
dc.subjectBUSINESSES
dc.subjectCC
dc.subjectCERTIFICATE
dc.subjectCOLLECTION OF DATA
dc.subjectCONSUMER PRICE INDEX
dc.subjectCORPORATION
dc.subjectDEPOSIT
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
dc.subjectDIRECT VALUE
dc.subjectE-MAIL
dc.subjectECONOMETRIC EVIDENCE
dc.subjectECONOMIC ACTIVITIES
dc.subjectECONOMIC RATE OF RETURN
dc.subjectEDUCATED ENTREPRENEURS
dc.subjectEMPLOYER
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectENABLING ENVIRONMENT
dc.subjectENTERPRISE SECTOR
dc.subjectENTERPRISE SURVEY
dc.subjectENTREPRENEUR
dc.subjectENTREPRENEURIAL ACTIVITY
dc.subjectENTREPRENEURS
dc.subjectENTREPRENEURSHIP
dc.subjectENTRY BARRIERS
dc.subjectEQUIPMENT
dc.subjectEXPENDITURE
dc.subjectEXTERNALITY
dc.subjectFACE VALUE
dc.subjectFIRMS
dc.subjectFOREIGN INVESTMENT
dc.subjectFORMAL CREDIT
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT CONTRACTS
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT EXPENDITURES
dc.subjectGROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
dc.subjectGUARANTEE AGENCY
dc.subjectHIGHER EDUCATION LEVELS
dc.subjectID
dc.subjectINCOME TAXES
dc.subjectINEQUALITY
dc.subjectINFORMAL ECONOMY
dc.subjectINSPECTION
dc.subjectINSPECTIONS
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL BANK
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL FINANCE
dc.subjectLABOR COSTS
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET
dc.subjectLAWS
dc.subjectLICENSE
dc.subjectLICENSE FEE
dc.subjectLICENSE FEES
dc.subjectLICENSES
dc.subjectLICENSING
dc.subjectMANUFACTURING
dc.subjectMANUFACTURING ENTERPRISES
dc.subjectMARKET ENTRY
dc.subjectMATERIAL
dc.subjectMICROENTERPRISES
dc.subjectMINIMUM WAGE
dc.subjectMUNICIPAL GOVERNMENTS
dc.subjectMUNICIPALITIES
dc.subjectNEGATIVE EXTERNALITIES
dc.subjectNET VALUE
dc.subjectNETWORKS
dc.subjectNEW BUSINESS
dc.subjectNEW ENTRANTS
dc.subjectPEER REVIEW
dc.subjectPERFORMANCE INDICATORS
dc.subjectPERFORMANCE MEASURES
dc.subjectPHOTO
dc.subjectPOSITIVE EFFECTS
dc.subjectPRIVATE SECTOR
dc.subjectPRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectPRIVATE SECTORS
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectPROFITABILITY
dc.subjectPUBLIC FUNDS
dc.subjectQUERIES
dc.subjectRED TAPE
dc.subjectREDUCTION IN TIME
dc.subjectREGISTRATION PROCESS
dc.subjectREGISTRY
dc.subjectREGULATORY BURDENS
dc.subjectREGULATORY POLICY
dc.subjectREGULATORY REFORM
dc.subjectRESULT
dc.subjectRESULTS
dc.subjectSAVINGS
dc.subjectSEES
dc.subjectSENSITIVITY ANALYSIS
dc.subjectSMALL BUSINESS
dc.subjectSMALL BUSINESS OWNERS
dc.subjectSMALL ENTERPRISE
dc.subjectSMALL ENTERPRISES
dc.subjectSMALL FIRMS
dc.subjectSPREADSHEET
dc.subjectSTART-UP
dc.subjectSTART-UPS
dc.subjectSTATE INTERVENTION
dc.subjectSUPPLY CHAINS
dc.subjectTELEPHONE
dc.subjectTOTAL COSTS
dc.subjectTRANSLATION
dc.subjectUNFAIR COMPETITION
dc.subjectURBAN GROWTH
dc.subjectUSES
dc.subjectVALUE ADDED
dc.subjectVERIFICATION
dc.subjectWAGES
dc.titleImpact Evaluation of Business License Simplification in Peru : An Independent Assessment of an International Finance Corporation-Supported Projecten
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okr.crossref.titleImpact Evaluation of Business License Simplification in Peru
okr.date.disclosure2012-12-19
okr.date.doiregistration2025-04-14T12:35:08.220095Z
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okr.doctypePublications & Research::Publication
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/10/17097213/impact-evaluation-business-license-simplification-peru-independent-assessment-international-finance-corporation-supported-project
okr.globalpracticeMacroeconomics and Fiscal Management
okr.globalpracticeFinance and Markets
okr.globalpracticeTransport and ICT
okr.globalpracticeTrade and Competitiveness
okr.guid330631468076134933
okr.identifier.doi10.1596/978-0-8213-9801-2
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000333038_20121220022428
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum17097213
okr.identifier.report74469
okr.language.supporteden
okr.pdfurlhttp://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/WDSContentServer/WDSP/IB/2012/12/20/000333038_20121220022428/Rendered/PDF/NonAsciiFileName0.pdfen
okr.peerreviewAcademic Peer Review
okr.region.administrativeLatin America & Caribbean
okr.region.countryPeru
okr.topicPrivate Sector Development::E-Business
okr.topicFinance and Financial Sector Development::Microfinance
okr.topicBanks and Banking Reform
okr.topicEconomic Theory and Research
okr.topicFinance and Financial Sector Development::Access to Finance
okr.topicMacroeconomics and Economic Growth
okr.unitIndependent Evaluation Grp-IFC (CEXEG)
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