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Is Inequality Bad for Business : A Nonlinear Microeconomic Model of Wealth Effects on Self-Employment

It is widely assumed that pervasive credit market failures mean that a person's current wealth is critical to whether or not that person can take up opportunities to start a new business. The authors show that inequality in wealth can be eithe...

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Main Authors: Mesnard, Alice, Ravallion, Martin
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2014
Subjects:
CAPITAL CONSTRAINTS
CAPITAL FORMATION
CAPITAL MARKETS
CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS
COST OF CAPITAL
CREDIT RATIONING
DIMINISHING RETURNS
DISTRIBUTION OF WEALTH
ECONOMIC RESEARCH
ECONOMIC THEORY
EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE
EMPLOYMENT
ENTREPRENEURSHIP
EQUALIZATION
GROWTH THEORIES
INCOME
INCOME INEQUALITY
INCREASING RETURNS
INHERITANCE
INNOVATION
INTEREST RATE
LIQUIDITY
LIVING CONDITIONS
MACROECONOMIC ACTIVITY
MACROECONOMIC GROWTH
MACROECONOMICS
MIGRANTS
MIGRATION
OPPORTUNITY COST
POLITICAL ECONOMY
PRODUCTION FUNCTIONS
PUBLIC EXPENDITURES
SAVINGS
WEALTH
WEALTH DISTRIBUTION
WORKERS
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2001/01/888059/inequality-bad-business-non-linear-microeconomic-model-wealth-effects-self-employment
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/19720

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2001/01/888059/inequality-bad-business-non-linear-microeconomic-model-wealth-effects-self-employment
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/19720

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