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“Dividing the Wheat from the Chaff” : How to Get at the True Picture of Entrepreneurship Behind Misleading Statistics – Lessons from Ukraine’s Example

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dc.contributor.authorKuzmyn, Yuriy
dc.contributor.authorBlanc, Florentin
dc.date.accessioned2012-08-13T12:17:13Z
dc.date.available2012-08-13T12:17:13Z
dc.date.issued2008-06
dc.description.abstractIn recent years, a growing emphasis has been put on results measurement and also on using hard data to evaluate and steer policy. Given the significant efforts in many countries to simplify business entry, this has led to an interest in using data from business registries to compare the number of businesses and the dynamics of entrepreneurship across countries. Significant differences between the officially reported figures on entrepreneurship (which get reflected in international indices) and the real situation mean that the design of reform interventions and solutions can be seriously misguided. The government as well as the donor community, and not least International Finance Corporation (IFC), need to take this into account when designing programs aimed at fostering private sector development. The World Bank Group Entrepreneurship Database (WBG ED), a joint effort led by the IFC Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) Department and the World Bank Development Research Group, is known as the most comprehensive dataset on cross-country firm entry data available today. It includes cross-country, time-series data on the number of total and newly registered businesses and was collected directly from the registrars of companies via questionnaires. On the other hand, the IFC Ukraine business enabling environment project has for several years been collecting data on the number of registered and active companies in order to structure the sample for business environment surveys and to provide basic data on the evolution of entrepreneurship in the country.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/06/9850209/dividing-wheat-chaff-true-picture-entrepreneurship-behind-misleading-statistics-lessons-ukraines-example
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/10606
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/10606
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesIFC Smart Lessons Brief
dc.rightsCC BY-NC-ND 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectACCOUNT
dc.subjectACCOUNTS
dc.subjectBUSINESS ACTIVITY
dc.subjectBUSINESS CYCLE
dc.subjectBUSINESS ENTRY
dc.subjectBUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
dc.subjectBUSINESS STATISTICS
dc.subjectBUSINESS UNITS
dc.subjectBUSINESSES
dc.subjectCOMMERCIAL ACTIVITY
dc.subjectCORPORATIONS
dc.subjectENABLING ENVIRONMENT
dc.subjectENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectENTREPRENEURSHIP
dc.subjectFIRMS
dc.subjectGLOBAL KNOWLEDGE
dc.subjectIMAGE
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL COMPARISONS
dc.subjectLEGAL EXPERTS
dc.subjectMARKET ENTRY
dc.subjectMEDIUM ENTERPRISE
dc.subjectPRIVATE SECTOR
dc.subjectPRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectPUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
dc.subjectREGISTRIES
dc.subjectREGISTRY
dc.subjectRESULTS
dc.subjectSME
dc.subjectSME POLICY
dc.subjectSUPPLIER
dc.title“Dividing the Wheat from the Chaff” : How to Get at the True Picture of Entrepreneurship Behind Misleading Statistics – Lessons from Ukraine’s Exampleen
dspace.entity.typePublication
okr.crosscuttingsolutionareaPublic-Private Partnerships
okr.date.disclosure2012-01-17
okr.date.doiregistration2025-04-29T10:00:53.579164Z
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Brief
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/06/9850209/dividing-wheat-chaff-true-picture-entrepreneurship-behind-misleading-statistics-lessons-ukraines-example
okr.globalpracticeFinance and Markets
okr.globalpracticeTransport and ICT
okr.globalpracticeTrade and Competitiveness
okr.guid140091468337771834
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000333038_20080916004319
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum9850209
okr.identifier.report45390
okr.language.supporteden
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okr.region.administrativeEurope and Central Asia
okr.region.countryUkraine
okr.topicPrivate Sector Development::Competitiveness and Competition Policy
okr.topicPrivate Sector Development::E-Business
okr.topicPrivate Sector Development::Business Environment
okr.topicFinance and Financial Sector Development::Microfinance
okr.topicPrivate Sector Development::Business in Development
okr.unitTrust Funds - Ukraine (CEUTU)
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