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License to Sell : The Effect of Business Registration Reform on Entrepreneurial Activity in Mexico

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dc.contributor.authorBruhn, Miriam
dc.date.accessioned2012-05-29T19:19:08Z
dc.date.available2012-05-29T19:19:08Z
dc.date.issued2008-02
dc.description.abstractThis paper studies the effect of business registration regulation on economic activity using micro-level data. The identification strategy exploits the fact that a recent business registration reform in Mexico was introduced in different municipalities at different points in time. Using panel data from the Mexican employment survey, I find that the reform increased the number of registered businesses by 5 percent in eligible industries. This increase was due to former wage earners opening businesses. Former unregistered business owners were not more likely to register their business after the reform. Moreover, employment in eligible industries went up by 2.8 percent, and people who were previously unemployed or out of the labor force were more likely to work as wage earners after the reform. Finally, the results imply that the competition from new entrants lowered prices by 0.6 percent and decreased the income of incumbent businesses by 3.2 percent.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/02/9043810/license-sell-effect-business-registration-reform-entrepreneurial-activity-mexico
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-4538
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/6596
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper; No. 4538
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectACCOUNT
dc.subjectADMINISTRATIVE DATA
dc.subjectBARRIERS TO ENTRY
dc.subjectBEST PRACTICES
dc.subjectBUSINESS ENTRY
dc.subjectBUSINESS REGISTRATION
dc.subjectBUSINESS REGULATION
dc.subjectBUSINESS SECTOR
dc.subjectBUSINESSES
dc.subjectCALCULATION
dc.subjectCHECKS
dc.subjectCOMMERCE
dc.subjectCONSUMER
dc.subjectCONSUMERS
dc.subjectCUSTOMER BASE
dc.subjectECONOMIC ACTIVITY
dc.subjectECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectECONOMICS
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT GROWTH
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
dc.subjectGLOBAL ECONOMY
dc.subjectICT
dc.subjectINCOME
dc.subjectINCOME INCREASES
dc.subjectINCOMES
dc.subjectINCREASE IN INCOME
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL COMPARISON
dc.subjectJOB CREATION
dc.subjectLABOR DEMAND
dc.subjectLABOR FORCE
dc.subjectLABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET
dc.subjectLABOR MARKETS
dc.subjectLABOR REGULATIONS
dc.subjectLABOR SUPPLY
dc.subjectLICENSE
dc.subjectLICENSES
dc.subjectLOCAL BUSINESS
dc.subjectMEDICAL INSURANCE
dc.subjectMISSING DATA
dc.subjectMONTHLY INCOME
dc.subjectMOTIVATION
dc.subjectNEW ENTREPRENEURS
dc.subjectNEW JOBS
dc.subjectOCCUPATIONS
dc.subjectPRICE INDEX
dc.subjectPRIMARY EDUCATION
dc.subjectPRIVATE SECTOR
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectREAL INCOME
dc.subjectRECORD KEEPING
dc.subjectREGISTRIES
dc.subjectREGISTRY
dc.subjectRESULT
dc.subjectRESULTS
dc.subjectRETAIL STORES
dc.subjectRETAIL TRADE
dc.subjectSECONDARY EDUCATION
dc.subjectSELF-EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectSOCIAL SECURITY
dc.subjectSUPPORT PROGRAMS
dc.subjectTIME PERIOD
dc.subjectTIME PERIODS
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYED
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYMENT RATE
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYMENT STATISTICS
dc.subjectUNPAID WORKERS
dc.subjectUSES
dc.subjectVALUABLE
dc.subjectVIDEO
dc.subjectVIDEO GAME
dc.subjectWAGE
dc.subjectWEB
dc.subjectWORKING AGE
dc.titleLicense to Sell : The Effect of Business Registration Reform on Entrepreneurial Activity in Mexicoen
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okr.crosscuttingsolutionareaJobs
okr.crosscuttingsolutionareaPublic-Private Partnerships
okr.crossref.titleLicense To Sell: The Effect Of Business Registration Reform On Entrepreneurial Activity In Mexico
okr.date.doiregistration2025-04-10T11:14:38.509089Z
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Policy Research Working Paper
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/02/9043810/license-sell-effect-business-registration-reform-entrepreneurial-activity-mexico
okr.globalpracticeSocial Protection and Labor
okr.globalpracticeTransport and ICT
okr.globalpracticeTrade and Competitiveness
okr.guid440411468281744397
okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-4538
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000158349_20080228163807
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum9043810
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okr.region.administrativeLatin America & Caribbean
okr.region.countryMexico
okr.relation.associatedurlhttps://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/5465
okr.topicPrivate Sector Development::Business Environment
okr.topicPrivate Sector Development::Competitiveness and Competition Policy
okr.topicSocial Protections and Labor::Labor Policies
okr.topicPrivate Sector Development::E-Business
okr.unitDevelopment Research Group (DECRG)
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