Entrepreneurship and Firm Formation Across Countries

Klapper, Leora; Amit, Raphael; Guillén, Mauro F.; Quesada, Juan Manuel

doi:10.1596/1813-9450-4313

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Entrepreneurship and Firm Formation Across Countries

dc.contributor.author	Klapper, Leora
dc.contributor.author	Amit, Raphael
dc.contributor.author	Guillén, Mauro F.
dc.contributor.author	Quesada, Juan Manuel
dc.date.accessioned	2012-06-07T14:23:04Z
dc.date.available	2012-06-07T14:23:04Z
dc.date.issued	2007-08
dc.description.abstract	The World Bank Group Entrepreneurship Survey measures entrepreneurial activity around the world. The database includes cross-country, time-series data on the number of total and newly registered businesses for 84 countries. This paper finds significant relationships between entrepreneurial activity and indicators of economic and financial development and growth, the quality of the legal and regulatory environment, and governance. The analysis shows the importance of electronic registration procedures to encourage greater business registration. These results can guide effective policymaking and deliver new capabilities for identifying the impact of reforms.	en
dc.identifier	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/08/8437670/entrepreneurship-firm-formation-across-countries
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/7379
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseries	Policy Research Working Paper; No. 4313
dc.rights	CC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holder	World Bank
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subject	ACCESS TO FINANCE
dc.subject	ACCESS TO FINANCING
dc.subject	ACCESS TO FORMAL CREDIT
dc.subject	ACCESS TO INFORMATION
dc.subject	ACCOUNT
dc.subject	ACCOUNTING
dc.subject	ACCOUNTS
dc.subject	ACQUISITION
dc.subject	ACQUISITIONS
dc.subject	AUDITING
dc.subject	AUDITING POLICIES
dc.subject	AUTHENTICATION
dc.subject	AUTOMATION
dc.subject	BALANCE SHEET
dc.subject	BANK OFFICE
dc.subject	BANKRUPTCY
dc.subject	BARRIERS TO ENTRY
dc.subject	BRIBE
dc.subject	BRIBES
dc.subject	BUSINESS ACTIVITY
dc.subject	BUSINESS COMMUNITY
dc.subject	BUSINESS CREATION
dc.subject	BUSINESS CYCLE
dc.subject	BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject	BUSINESS ECONOMICS
dc.subject	BUSINESS ENTERPRISE
dc.subject	BUSINESS ENTITIES
dc.subject	BUSINESS ENTRY
dc.subject	BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
dc.subject	BUSINESS ENVIRONMENTS
dc.subject	BUSINESS IDEAS
dc.subject	BUSINESS INDICATORS
dc.subject	BUSINESS INFORMATION
dc.subject	BUSINESS LIFE
dc.subject	BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES
dc.subject	BUSINESS PARTNERS
dc.subject	BUSINESS REGISTRATION
dc.subject	BUSINESS REGISTRATIONS
dc.subject	BUSINESS REGULATION
dc.subject	BUSINESS STATISTICS
dc.subject	BUSINESS STRATEGY
dc.subject	BUSINESS TRANSACTIONS
dc.subject	BUSINESSES
dc.subject	CAPABILITIES
dc.subject	CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
dc.subject	CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE
dc.subject	COMMERCIAL BANKS
dc.subject	CONTACT INFORMATION
dc.subject	CORRELATION MATRIX
dc.subject	CORRUPTION
dc.subject	CREDIT INSTITUTIONS
dc.subject	CREDITORS
dc.subject	DATA LIMITATIONS
dc.subject	DIGITAL SIGNATURE
dc.subject	DOMAIN
dc.subject	DOMAINS
dc.subject	E-GOVERNMENT
dc.subject	E-GOVERNMENT INITIATIVES
dc.subject	E-MAIL
dc.subject	ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES
dc.subject	ECONOMIC ACTIVITY
dc.subject	ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject	ECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subject	ECONOMIC POLICIES
dc.subject	ECONOMIC REFORMS
dc.subject	ECONOMIC SYSTEMS
dc.subject	ELECTRONIC BUSINESS
dc.subject	ELECTRONIC FORMAT
dc.subject	ELECTRONIC PLATFORM
dc.subject	ELECTRONIC SIGNATURE
dc.subject	ELECTRONIC SIGNATURE LAWS
dc.subject	ELECTRONIC TRANSACTIONS
dc.subject	EMPLOYMENT GROWTH
dc.subject	ENFORCEMENT MECHANISMS
dc.subject	ENTERPRISE CENTER
dc.subject	ENTREPRENEUR
dc.subject	ENTREPRENEURIAL ACTIVITIES
dc.subject	ENTREPRENEURIAL ACTIVITY
dc.subject	ENTREPRENEURIAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject	ENTREPRENEURIAL LEADERSHIP
dc.subject	ENTREPRENEURS
dc.subject	ENTRY BARRIERS
dc.subject	EXCHANGE COMMISSION
dc.subject	EXCLUSION
dc.subject	EXPENDITURE
dc.subject	EXPENDITURES
dc.subject	EXPLOITATION
dc.subject	FINANCIAL AGENCY
dc.subject	FINANCIAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject	FINANCIAL HEALTH
dc.subject	FINANCIAL PRODUCTS
dc.subject	FINANCIAL REPORTS
dc.subject	FINANCIAL RISK
dc.subject	FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
dc.subject	FINANCIAL SUPPORT
dc.subject	FOREIGN INVESTMENT
dc.subject	FRAUD
dc.subject	GLOBALIZATION
dc.subject	GOVERNMENT POLICY
dc.subject	GOVERNMENT SERVICES
dc.subject	GREATER ACCESS
dc.subject	GROWTH POTENTIAL
dc.subject	GUARANTOR
dc.subject	HUMAN CAPITAL
dc.subject	HUMAN RESOURCES
dc.subject	ID
dc.subject	INCOME TAX
dc.subject	INFORMAL ECONOMY
dc.subject	INFORMATION REQUIREMENTS
dc.subject	INFORMATION SERVICE
dc.subject	INFORMATION SERVICES
dc.subject	INNOVATION
dc.subject	INSTITUTIONAL REFORMS
dc.subject	INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
dc.subject	INTERNATIONAL BANK
dc.subject	INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS
dc.subject	INTEROPERABILITY
dc.subject	JOB SECURITY
dc.subject	LEGAL INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subject	LEGAL SYSTEM
dc.subject	LEGAL SYSTEMS
dc.subject	LEGISLATIVE REFORM
dc.subject	LEGISLATIVE REFORMS
dc.subject	LENDERS
dc.subject	LICENSES
dc.subject	LOANS FOR ENTREPRENEURS
dc.subject	MANUFACTURING
dc.subject	MARKET ECONOMY
dc.subject	MERCHANTS
dc.subject	MERGERS
dc.subject	METADATA
dc.subject	MIDDLE EAST
dc.subject	MONEY LAUNDERING
dc.subject	NETWORKS
dc.subject	NEW BUSINESS
dc.subject	NEW BUSINESSES
dc.subject	NEW COMPANIES
dc.subject	NEW COMPANY
dc.subject	OPAQUE SMALL BUSINESSES
dc.subject	PHONE
dc.subject	PRIVACY
dc.subject	PRIVATE CREDIT
dc.subject	PRIVATE SECTOR
dc.subject	PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject	PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subject	PROPRIETORSHIPS
dc.subject	PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
dc.subject	PUBLIC DISCLOSURE
dc.subject	PUBLIC FINANCE
dc.subject	PUBLIC FINANCES
dc.subject	PUBLIC POLICY
dc.subject	QUALITY ASSESSMENT
dc.subject	REAL ESTATE
dc.subject	REGISTRATION OF BUSINESSES
dc.subject	REGISTRATION PROCESS
dc.subject	REGISTRATION PROCESSES
dc.subject	REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS
dc.subject	REGISTRATION SYSTEMS
dc.subject	REGISTRIES
dc.subject	REGISTRY
dc.subject	REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT
dc.subject	REGULATORY OVERSIGHT
dc.subject	REPORTING
dc.subject	RESULT
dc.subject	RESULTS
dc.subject	RETAIL TRADE
dc.subject	RETAIL TRADE FINANCE
dc.subject	SALES
dc.subject	SALES OPPORTUNITIES
dc.subject	SECURITIES
dc.subject	SHADOW ECONOMIES
dc.subject	SHADOW ECONOMY
dc.subject	SMALL BUSINESS
dc.subject	SMALL BUSINESSES
dc.subject	SMALL ENTERPRISES
dc.subject	SOCIAL NETWORKS
dc.subject	STANDARD UNIT OF MEASUREMENT
dc.subject	TAX EXEMPTIONS
dc.subject	TAX LEGISLATION
dc.subject	TELEPHONE
dc.subject	TIME FRAMES
dc.subject	TRANSMISSION
dc.subject	UNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subject	UNION
dc.subject	USES
dc.subject	WEB
dc.title	Entrepreneurship and Firm Formation Across Countries	en
dspace.entity.type	Publication
okr.crosscuttingsolutionarea	Public-Private Partnerships
okr.doctype	Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper
okr.doctype	Publications & Research
okr.docurl	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/08/8437670/entrepreneurship-firm-formation-across-countries
okr.globalpractice	Finance and Markets
okr.globalpractice	Transport and ICT
okr.globalpractice	Trade and Competitiveness
okr.identifier.doi	10.1596/1813-9450-4313
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum	000158349_20071005155344
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum	8437670
okr.identifier.report	WPS4313
okr.language.supported	en
okr.pdfurl	http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/WDSContentServer/WDSP/IB/2007/10/05/000158349_20071005155344/Rendered/PDF/wps4313.pdf	en
okr.topic	Private Sector Development :: Business Environment
okr.topic	Finance and Financial Sector Development :: Access to Finance
okr.topic	Private Sector Development :: Competitiveness and Competition Policy
okr.topic	Private Sector Development :: E-Business
okr.topic	Private Sector Development :: Business in Development
okr.unit	Development Research Group (DECRG)
okr.volume	1 of 1
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