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Investment Climate Around the World : Voices of the Firms from the World Business Environment Survey

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dc.contributor.authorBatra, Geeta
dc.contributor.authorKaufmann, Daniel
dc.contributor.authorStone, Andrew H. W.
dc.date.accessioned2013-08-16T21:00:43Z
dc.date.available2013-08-16T21:00:43Z
dc.date.issued2003
dc.description.abstractThe analysis of firm-level data collected through parallel international enterprise surveys can reveal important linkages between governance constraints and business growth and investment. The World Business Environment Survey (WBES), an initiative led by the World Bank Group in 1999 and 2000, collected enterprise data from more than 10,000 firms in 80 countries. Econometric analysis of responses to that survey points to a strong association between corruption, financing, regulatory and tax constraints, policy uncertainty, and protection of intellectual property rights with firm-level performance, as measured by sales and investment growth and participation in the formal economy. This book present the core WBES questionnaire and survey findings, and confirms the significance of key country conditions on the firm performance and behavior. The finding provide a basis for regional comparison, but suggest the need for caution when averaging across categories, especially in light of country conditions that can significantly affect firm-level sales and investment.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/05/2386457/investment-climate-around-world-voices-firms-world-busines-environment-survey-wbes
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/0-8213-5390-X
dc.identifier.isbn0-8213-5390-X
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/15143
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWashington, DC: World Bank
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.subjectINVESTMENT ANALYSIS
dc.subjectQUESTIONNAIRES
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectGLOBALIZATION
dc.subjectECONOMETRICS
dc.subjectCORRUPTION
dc.subjectTAXPAYERS
dc.subjectOWNERSHIP
dc.subjectPRIVATE ENTERPRISES
dc.subjectPRIVATE FINANCE
dc.subjectREGIONAL ANALYSIS ANTI-CORRUPTION
dc.subjectBRIBERY
dc.subjectBUSINESS ASSOCIATION
dc.subjectBUSINESS CLIMATE
dc.subjectBUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectBUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
dc.subjectBUSINESS ENVIRONMENT CONSTRAINTS
dc.subjectCENTRAL GOVERNMENT
dc.subjectCIVIL SOCIETY
dc.subjectCOMMERCIAL BANKS
dc.subjectCOMPANY
dc.subjectCORPORATION
dc.subjectCORRUPT INTERESTS
dc.subjectCORRUPTION
dc.subjectCOURT SYSTEM
dc.subjectDIRECT INVESTMENT
dc.subjectECONOMETRICS
dc.subjectECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectECONOMIC POLICIES
dc.subjectEMPIRICAL ANALYSIS
dc.subjectEMPIRICAL STUDIES
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectENTERPRISE SURVEYS
dc.subjectENTREPRENEURS
dc.subjectENTREPRENEURSHIP
dc.subjectEXCHANGE RATE
dc.subjectFINANCING
dc.subjectFINANCING CONSTRAINTS
dc.subjectFIRM SIZE
dc.subjectFIRMS
dc.subjectFOREIGN BANKS
dc.subjectFOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT
dc.subjectFOREIGN INVESTMENT
dc.subjectGLOBAL GOVERNANCE
dc.subjectGOVERNANCE CLIMATE
dc.subjectGOVERNANCE CONSTRAINTS
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT LEADERSHIP
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT LEVEL
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT OFFICIALS
dc.subjectGRAND CORRUPTION
dc.subjectGROWTH RATE
dc.subjectINCOME
dc.subjectINFLATION
dc.subjectINTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS
dc.subjectINTEREST RATES
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL TRADE
dc.subjectINVESTMENT CLIMATE
dc.subjectLEGAL FORM
dc.subjectLEGAL SYSTEM
dc.subjectMEASUREMENT ERRORS
dc.subjectMEDIUM ENTERPRISES
dc.subjectMICROENTERPRISES
dc.subjectNATIONS
dc.subjectPARLIAMENT
dc.subjectPOLICY IMPLICATIONS
dc.subjectPOLICY UNCERTAINTY
dc.subjectPOLITICAL INSTABILITY
dc.subjectPOOR GOVERNANCE
dc.subjectPOVERTY ALLEVIATION
dc.subjectPRIVATE ENTERPRISES
dc.subjectPRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectPROPERTY RIGHTS
dc.subjectPUBLIC AGENCIES
dc.subjectPUBLIC HEALTH
dc.subjectPUBLIC HEALTH CARE
dc.subjectPUBLIC OFFICIALS
dc.subjectPUBLIC POLICY
dc.subjectPUBLIC SECTOR
dc.subjectREGULATORY BURDEN
dc.subjectREGULATORY REFORM
dc.subjectRETAINED EARNINGS
dc.subjectSMALL ENTERPRISES
dc.subjectSMALL FIRMS
dc.subjectSOCIAL COSTS
dc.subjectSPONSORS
dc.subjectSTATE OWNERSHIP
dc.subjectTAX ADMINISTRATION
dc.subjectTAX AUTHORITY
dc.subjectTAX LAWS
dc.subjectTAX PAYMENTS
dc.subjectTRANSITION ECONOMIES
dc.subjectTRANSPARENCY
dc.subjectVESTED INTERESTS
dc.titleInvestment Climate Around the World : Voices of the Firms from the World Business Environment Surveyen
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okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/05/2386457/investment-climate-around-world-voices-firms-world-busines-environment-survey-wbes
okr.globalpracticeTransport and ICT
okr.globalpracticeGovernance
okr.guid224501468765862983
okr.identifier.doi10.1596/0-8213-5390-X
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000094946_0306190405385
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum2386457
okr.identifier.report26103
okr.language.supporteden
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okr.topicEnvironmental Economics and Policies
okr.topicSmall Scale Enterprise
okr.topicGovernance::National Governance
okr.topicGovernance::Governance Indicators
okr.topicInfrastructure Economics and Finance::Private Participation in Infrastructure
okr.unitWBI
okr.volume1
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