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Using Administrative Data to Evaluate Municipal Reforms : An Evaluation of the Impact of Minas Facil Expresso

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dc.contributor.authorMcKenzie, David
dc.contributor.authorBruhn, Miriam
dc.date.accessioned2015-02-23T21:43:33Z
dc.date.available2015-02-23T21:43:33Z
dc.date.issued2013-02
dc.description.abstractEfforts to make it easier for firms to register formally are the most common form of business regulatory reform over the past decade. While there is evidence that large reforms have resulted in some increases in registration rates, recent experimental evidence suggests very few informal firms choose to register when given information about how to do so. This raises the question of whether it is productive for governments to continue to extend simplification efforts to all firms, especially those in more remote areas where many of the benefits of registering may be reduced. This study uses administrative data to evaluate the impact of Minas Facil Expresso, a program in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil, which attempted to expand a business start-up simplification program to more remote municipalities. Using difference-in-differences with 56 months of registration data for 822 municipalities, the analysis finds introducing these units actually led to a reduction in registration rates, and no change in tax revenues. The paper uses this evaluation to illustrate the design choices and issues involved in using administrative data to evaluate reforms, with the goal of also providing a template that can be used for evaluating similar reforms elsewhere.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/02/17369910/using-administrative-data-evaluate-municipal-reforms-evaluation-impact-minas-facil-expresso
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-6368
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/21477
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper;No. 6368
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectBUSINESS TAX REVENUE
dc.subjectBUSINESS TAXES
dc.subjectCHAMBER OF COMMERCE
dc.subjectCITIES
dc.subjectCORPORATION
dc.subjectDEBT
dc.subjectENTREPRENEURSHIP
dc.subjectFIRM PROFITABILITY
dc.subjectINDIVIDUALS
dc.subjectLARGE CITIES
dc.subjectLICENSES
dc.subjectLIMITED
dc.subjectLIMITED LIABILITY
dc.subjectLIMITED LIABILITY COMPANIES
dc.subjectLOCAL AUTHORITIES
dc.subjectMUNICIPAL
dc.subjectMUNICIPAL LAW
dc.subjectMUNICIPAL LEVEL
dc.subjectMUNICIPAL TAXES
dc.subjectMUNICIPALITIES
dc.subjectMUNICIPALITY
dc.subjectPROPERTY TAXES
dc.subjectREGULATORY REFORM
dc.subjectSTATE GOVERNMENT
dc.subjectTAX BASE
dc.subjectTAX COLLECTION
dc.subjectTAX COLLECTIONS
dc.subjectTAX REVENUES
dc.titleUsing Administrative Data to Evaluate Municipal Reforms : An Evaluation of the Impact of Minas Facil Expressoen
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okr.crossref.titleUsing Administrative Data to Evaluate Municipal Reforms: An Evaluation of the Impact of Minas Fácil Expresso
okr.date.disclosure2013-02-21
okr.date.doiregistration2025-04-10T10:03:44.078537Z
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Policy Research Working Paper
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/02/17369910/using-administrative-data-evaluate-municipal-reforms-evaluation-impact-minas-facil-expresso
okr.globalpracticeGovernance
okr.globalpracticeSocial, Urban, Rural and Resilience
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okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-6368
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000158349_20130221093129
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum17369910
okr.identifier.reportWPS6368
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okr.region.administrativeLatin America & Caribbean
okr.region.countryBrazil
okr.relation.associatedurlhttps://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/15404
okr.topicMunicipal Management and Reform
okr.topicLaw and Development::Corporate Law
okr.topicUrban Development::Urban Governance and Management
okr.topicUrban Development::Municipal Financial Management
okr.topicGovernance::Regional Governance
okr.topicPublic Sector Development
okr.unitFinance and Private Sector Development Team, Development Research Group
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