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The Impact of Regulation on Growth and Informality : Cross-Country Evidence

The authors study the effects of regulation on economic growth and the relative size of the informal sector in a large sample of industrial and developing countries. Along with firm dynamics, informality is an important channel through which regulation affects macroeconomic performance and economic...

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Main Authors: Loayza, Norman V., Ovíedo, Ana Maria, Servén, Luis
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:
AVERAGE INCOME
BANKRUPTCY
CAPITAL ACCUMULATION
CONTRACT ENFORCEMENT
CORRUPTION
DEMOCRATIC ACCOUNTABILITY
DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ECONOMICS
EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS
EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE
EMPLOYMENT
ENACTMENT
ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
EQUILIBRIUM
EVASION
FINANCIAL MARKETS
FISCAL
FISCAL BURDEN
GOVERNANCE INDICATORS
GOVERNANCE QUALITY
GOVERNMENT PERFORMANCE
GROWTH RATE
GROWTH REGRESSION
HUMAN CAPITAL
INFORMAL ECONOMY
INFORMAL SECTOR
INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT
INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK
LABOR MARKET
LABOR MARKET REGULATIONS
LABOR MARKETS
LEGAL FRAMEWORK
LEGALITY
LEGISLATION
MACROECONOMIC PERFORMANCE
MEASUREMENT ERROR
POLITICAL SYSTEM
PUBLIC ACCOUNTABILITY
PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE
PUBLIC POLICY
REGULATORY BURDEN
REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
REGULATORY QUALITY
REVOLUTION
RULE OF LAW
SOCIAL EQUITY
SOCIAL SECURITY
SOCIAL WELFARE
TAX
TAX COMPLIANCE
TAX PAYMENTS
TAX RATE
TAX RATES
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/05/5843511/impact-regulation-growth-informality-cross-country-evidence
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/8222

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/05/5843511/impact-regulation-growth-informality-cross-country-evidence
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/8222

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