Holdings: The Demand for, and Consequences of, Formalization among Informal Firms in Sri Lanka

The Demand for, and Consequences of, Formalization among Informal Firms in Sri Lanka

The majority of firms in most developing countries are informal. The authors of this paper conducted a field experiment in Sri Lanka that provided incentives for informal firms to formalize. Offering only information about the registration process...

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Main Authors:	de Mel, Suresh, McKenzie, David, Woodruff, Christopher
Language:	English
Published:	2012
Subjects:	ACCESS TO BANKS ACCESS TO CREDIT ACCOUNTING ADVERTISING AGRICULTURE AUTOMOBILES BANK ACCOUNT BANK ACCOUNTS BANK FINANCING BANK LOAN BANK LOANS BANK POLICY BRIBE BRIBES BUDGET CONSTRAINTS BUSINESS ENABLING BUSINESS ENABLING ENVIRONMENT BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT BUSINESS FACILITATION BUSINESS LOAN BUSINESS LOANS BUSINESS OPERATION BUSINESS OWNER BUSINESS OWNERS BUSINESS REGISTRATION CAPITAL STOCK CERTIFICATE CERTIFICATES CHAMBER OF COMMERCE COMMERCIAL BANKS CORPORATION CREDIBILITY CREDIT CONSTRAINTS DEMAND CURVE DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS DEVELOPMENT POLICY DOMAIN EARNINGS ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMICS ELECTRICITY EMPLOYEE EMPLOYER EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTION EMPLOYERS EMPLOYMENT EMPLOYMENT GROWTH ENABLING ENVIRONMENT ENTREPRENEURIAL ACTIVITY ENTREPRENEURS ENTREPRENEURSHIP EQUALITY EXCHANGE RATES EXCLUSION EXPANSIONS FINANCIAL SECTOR FIRM PERFORMANCE FIRM SIZE FIRM SIZES FIRMS FIXED COST FUTURE RESEARCH GOVERNMENT CONTRACT GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS GOVERNMENT ENTITIES HOUSEHOLDS HUSBAND IMAGE INCOME INCOME TAX INCOME TAXES INSPECTION INSTITUTION INSTRUMENT INTERNATIONAL BANK INTERNATIONAL FINANCE INVESTMENT DECISION JOB CREATION LAND ISSUES LAND OWNERSHIP LAND TITLES LAND TITLING LEGAL BARRIERS LEVY LIABILITY LICENSE LICENSE FEE LICENSE FEES LIQUIDITY LIQUIDITY CONSTRAINTS LOAN LOCAL GOVERNMENT MANUFACTURER MANUFACTURING MICRO ENTERPRISE MICROENTERPRISES NEW BUSINESS OPEN ACCESS PERSONAL LOAN PERSONAL LOANS POLICY RESPONSE POSITIVE COEFFICIENTS POSITIVE EFFECTS PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT PRODUCTION COSTS PRODUCTIVITY PROFITABILITY PROPERTY OWNER RECEIPT RECEIPTS REGISTRATION FEE REGISTRATION OF ENTERPRISES REGISTRATION PROCESS REGULATORY REFORMS RESULT RESULTS RETURN RETURNS SEES SHOP SHOP OWNER SMALL BUSINESSES SMALL ENTERPRISES SMALL FIRM SMALL FIRMS SME SOCIAL SECURITY START-UPS STORE TAX COLLECTION TAX COST TAX RATE TAXATION TECHNICAL SKILLS TIME FRAME TRANSACTION TRUST FUND URBAN AREA URBAN AREAS USES VENDOR WEALTH WEB Microdata Set
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The Demand for, and Consequences of, Formalization among Informal Firms in Sri Lanka

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