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Heterogeneous Effects of the de jure and de facto Business Environment: Findings from Multiple Data Sets on the Business Environment

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dc.contributor.authorZhenwei Qiang, Christine
dc.contributor.authorWang, He
dc.contributor.authorXu, L. Colin
dc.date.accessioned2020-01-23T19:41:26Z
dc.date.available2020-01-23T19:41:26Z
dc.date.issued2020-01
dc.description.abstractUsing multiple sources of national- and firm-level data around the world, this paper investigates how the effects of the business environment depend on whether the measure is de jure or de facto, and how business environment effects differ by ownership and size. The paper compares estimates of business environment effects from three data sources, and modifies the priors on the relative importance of various elements of the business environment. Among four aspects of the business environment, at least two sets are robust and a third set does not contradict the other two: access to finance, electricity, internet, and human capital. The effects of de jure business environment indicators on firm performances depend on measures of contract enforcement. Foreign-owned firms benefit more from the maintenance of physical safety and ease in obtaining construction permits, and gain competitive advantage in productivity when domestic infrastructure or access to finance is worse. Relatively small firms benefit more from corruption control, basic and modern infrastructure, human capital, and land access. Relatively large firms benefit more from physical safety. Access to finance is important for the expansion of smaller firms and the productivity of large firms.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/536861579636200628/Heterogeneous-Effects-of-the-de-jure-and-de-facto-Business-Environment-Findings-from-Multiple-Data-Sets-on-the-Business-Environment
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-9115
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/33229
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper;No. 9115
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.subjectBUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
dc.subjectSTATE-OWNED ENTERPRISES
dc.subjectSTATE CAPACITY
dc.subjectOWNERSHIP
dc.subjectFIRM SIZE
dc.subjectSMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES
dc.subjectCORRUPTION
dc.subjectINFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subjectHUMAN CAPITAL
dc.subjectACCESS TO LAND
dc.subjectACCESS TO ELECTRICITY
dc.subjectINTERNET CONNECTIVITY
dc.titleHeterogeneous Effects of the de jure and de facto Business Environmenten
dc.title.subtitleFindings from Multiple Data Sets on the Business Environmenten
dc.typeWorking Paperen
dc.typeDocument de travailfr
dc.typeDocumento de trabajoes
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okr.crossref.titleHeterogeneous Effects of the De Jure and De Facto Business Environment: Findings from Multiple Data Sets on the Business Environment
okr.date.disclosure2020-01-21
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Policy Research Working Paper
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/536861579636200628/Heterogeneous-Effects-of-the-de-jure-and-de-facto-Business-Environment-Findings-from-Multiple-Data-Sets-on-the-Business-Environment
okr.guid536861579636200628
okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-9115
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum090224b08751e3f7_1_0
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum31716313
okr.identifier.reportWPS9115
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okr.pdfurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/536861579636200628/pdf/Heterogeneous-Effects-of-the-de-jure-and-de-facto-Business-Environment-Findings-from-Multiple-Data-Sets-on-the-Business-Environment.pdfen
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okr.statistics.dr536861579636200628
okr.statistics.drstats1097
okr.topicPrivate Sector Development::Business Environment
okr.topicPrivate Sector Development::Enterprise Development & Reform
okr.topicPrivate Sector Development::Small and Medium Size Enterprises
okr.unitDevelopment Research Group, Development Economics
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