Amit, RaphaelKlapper, LeoraGuillén, Mauro F.Quesada, Juan Manuel2012-06-072012-06-072007-08https://hdl.handle.net/10986/7379The 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.CC BY 3.0 IGOACCESS TO FINANCEACCESS TO FINANCINGACCESS TO FORMAL CREDITACCESS TO INFORMATIONACCOUNTACCOUNTINGACCOUNTSACQUISITIONACQUISITIONSAUDITINGAUDITING POLICIESAUTHENTICATIONAUTOMATIONBALANCE SHEETBANK OFFICEBANKRUPTCYBARRIERS TO ENTRYBRIBEBRIBESBUSINESS ACTIVITYBUSINESS COMMUNITYBUSINESS CREATIONBUSINESS CYCLEBUSINESS DEVELOPMENTBUSINESS ECONOMICSBUSINESS ENTERPRISEBUSINESS ENTITIESBUSINESS ENTRYBUSINESS ENVIRONMENTBUSINESS ENVIRONMENTSBUSINESS IDEASBUSINESS INDICATORSBUSINESS INFORMATIONBUSINESS LIFEBUSINESS OPPORTUNITIESBUSINESS PARTNERSBUSINESS REGISTRATIONBUSINESS REGISTRATIONSBUSINESS REGULATIONBUSINESS STATISTICSBUSINESS STRATEGYBUSINESS TRANSACTIONSBUSINESSESCAPABILITIESCHAMBER OF COMMERCECHAMBERS OF COMMERCECOMMERCIAL BANKSCONTACT INFORMATIONCORRELATION MATRIXCORRUPTIONCREDIT INSTITUTIONSCREDITORSDATA LIMITATIONSDIGITAL SIGNATUREDOMAINDOMAINSE-GOVERNMENTE-GOVERNMENT INITIATIVESE-MAILECONOMIC ACTIVITIESECONOMIC ACTIVITYECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC GROWTHECONOMIC POLICIESECONOMIC REFORMSECONOMIC SYSTEMSELECTRONIC BUSINESSELECTRONIC FORMATELECTRONIC PLATFORMELECTRONIC SIGNATUREELECTRONIC SIGNATURE LAWSELECTRONIC TRANSACTIONSEMPLOYMENT GROWTHENFORCEMENT MECHANISMSENTERPRISE CENTERENTREPRENEURENTREPRENEURIAL ACTIVITIESENTREPRENEURIAL ACTIVITYENTREPRENEURIAL DEVELOPMENTENTREPRENEURIAL LEADERSHIPENTREPRENEURSENTRY BARRIERSEXCHANGE COMMISSIONEXCLUSIONEXPENDITUREEXPENDITURESEXPLOITATIONFINANCIAL AGENCYFINANCIAL DEVELOPMENTFINANCIAL HEALTHFINANCIAL PRODUCTSFINANCIAL REPORTSFINANCIAL RISKFINANCIAL STATEMENTSFINANCIAL SUPPORTFOREIGN INVESTMENTFRAUDGLOBALIZATIONGOVERNMENT POLICYGOVERNMENT SERVICESGREATER ACCESSGROWTH POTENTIALGUARANTORHUMAN CAPITALHUMAN RESOURCESIDINCOME TAXINFORMAL ECONOMYINFORMATION REQUIREMENTSINFORMATION SERVICEINFORMATION SERVICESINNOVATIONINSTITUTIONAL REFORMSINTELLECTUAL PROPERTYINTERNATIONAL BANKINTERNATIONAL BUSINESSINTEROPERABILITYJOB SECURITYLEGAL INFRASTRUCTURELEGAL SYSTEMLEGAL SYSTEMSLEGISLATIVE REFORMLEGISLATIVE REFORMSLENDERSLICENSESLOANS FOR ENTREPRENEURSMANUFACTURINGMARKET ECONOMYMERCHANTSMERGERSMETADATAMIDDLE EASTMONEY LAUNDERINGNETWORKSNEW BUSINESSNEW BUSINESSESNEW COMPANIESNEW COMPANYOPAQUE SMALL BUSINESSESPHONEPRIVACYPRIVATE CREDITPRIVATE SECTORPRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENTPRODUCTIVITYPROPRIETORSHIPSPUBLIC ADMINISTRATIONPUBLIC DISCLOSUREPUBLIC FINANCEPUBLIC FINANCESPUBLIC POLICYQUALITY ASSESSMENTREAL ESTATEREGISTRATION OF BUSINESSESREGISTRATION PROCESSREGISTRATION PROCESSESREGISTRATION REQUIREMENTSREGISTRATION SYSTEMSREGISTRIESREGISTRYREGULATORY ENVIRONMENTREGULATORY OVERSIGHTREPORTINGRESULTRESULTSRETAIL TRADERETAIL TRADE FINANCESALESSALES OPPORTUNITIESSECURITIESSHADOW ECONOMIESSHADOW ECONOMYSMALL BUSINESSSMALL BUSINESSESSMALL ENTERPRISESSOCIAL NETWORKSSTANDARD UNIT OF MEASUREMENTTAX EXEMPTIONSTAX LEGISLATIONTELEPHONETIME FRAMESTRANSMISSIONUNEMPLOYMENTUNIONUSESWEBWorld Bank10.1596/1813-9450-4313