Investigación

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1. Enterprise Notes son estudios de investigación de 3 a 4 páginas de extensión con hallazgos empíricos concisos y sus implicaciones en materia de políticas. 
2. Research Papers son artículos o trabajos académicos.

Enterprise Notes

How Do Manufacturing and Service Firms Differ within the Informal Sector? A comparison of service and manufacturing firms in the informal or unregistered sector in Côte d’Ivoire, Madagascar and Mauritius shows that service firms are larger in terms of total sales and also generate more output per worker. More...	The Impact of the Financial Crisis on Supply-Chain Financing Trade credit is an important source of financing for firms in emerging markets. In this note, we identify the firm and market characteristics associated with the extension of supplier financing. More...
Difficulties in Job Creation and Exporting This Enterprise Note shows that in countries where it is more constraining to create new jobs, a smaller fraction of firms choose to participate in export markets. More...	International Differences in Entrepreneurial Finance This Enterprise Note suggests that improvements to the legal environment and availability of credit information are disproportionately beneficial for promoting access to formal finance by young firms. More...

Retail: Challenges of Retailing in India
Financial Crisis: How are Firms in Eastern and Central Europe Reacting to the Financial Crisis?
Reforms: Determinants of Doing Business Reforms
Informality: Formal and Informal Microenterprises
Financial Crisis: The Impact of the Global Economic Crisis on the Corporate Sector in Europe and Central Asia
Job Creation: The Effects of Rigid Labor Regulations in Latin America
Competition: Consumer Behavior and Competition in Indian Retailing
Job Creation: Foreign Exposure and Job Creation
Crime: Crime, Security, and Firms in Latin America
Informality: Entry Regulation, Labor Laws, and Informality

Research Papers

New! Rigidities in Employment Protection and Exporting

Labor Productivity in the Informal Sector: Necessity vs. Opportunity Firms

Obstacles to Registering: Necessity vs. Opportunity Entrepreneurs

Entry Regulation, Labor Laws and Informality

Foreign Exposure of Firms and Growth in Developing Countries

Natural Resources and Reforms

Multinational Firms, Global Value Chains and the Organization of Knowledge Transfer

Capital Immobility and Regional Inequality: Evidence from India

Intellectual Property Rights and Innovation in Developing Countries: Evidence from India

Democracy and Reforms

When does Legal Origin Matter?

The Cost of Registering Property: Does Legal Origin Matter?

Job Creation and Labor Reform in Latin America

What Firms Know

Helpful Governments

The Impact of Improved Highways on Indian Firms

Mexico: Who are the Unbanked?

Enforceability of Labor Law : Evidence from a Labor Court in Mexico

The Effect of Corporate Taxes on Investment and Entrepreneurship (draft paper)

Remittances and Banking Services: Evidence from Mexico

Litigation and Settlement: New Evidence from Labor Courts in Mexico

Mexican Employment Dynamics: Evidence from Matched Firm-worker Data

Obtaining a Driving License in India: An Experimental Approach to Studying Corruption?

Competition and Demographics in Large Indian Cities

How Sensitive are Latin American Exports to Chinese Competition in the U.S. Market?

The Incidence of Graft on Developing-Country Firms

Who Fears Competition from Informal Firms? Evidence from Latin America

Financial Development and Innovation in Small Firms

When do Creditor Rights Work?

Entry Regulation and Business Start-Ups: Evidence from Mexico

Labor Regulation and Employment in India's Retail Stores

Computer Usage and Labor Regulation in India's Retail Stores

Competition and Labor Productivity in India's Retail Stores

When do Enterprises Prefer Informal Credit?

Are Labor Regulations Driving Computer Usage in India's Retail Stores?

Private Credit in 129 Countries

The Persistence of Corruption in Brazil

Does Foreign Aid Help?

Aid with Multiple Personalities

Regulation and Growth

Who are China's Entrepreneurs?

Entrepreneurship in China and Russia Compared

Trading on Time

The Curse of Aid

Additional Research

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