Gender, Entry Regulations, and Small Firm Informality : What Do the Micro Data Tell Us?

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dc.creatorMcKenzie, David
dc.date2012-08-13T14:10:05Z
dc.date2012-08-13T14:10:05Z
dc.date2009-09
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-01T01:21:04Z
dc.descriptionInformality is pervasive in many developing countries, where the majority of businesses do not register. One view, linked strongly with Hernando de Soto and the International Finance Corporations (IFC's) doing business project, is that the informal sector consists of potential entrepreneurs who remain small as the administrative and financial costs of becoming formal prevent firms from formalizing, but that formalization is needed to obtain access to finance, and have the incentive to grow without fear of government inspectors. Moreover, it is often argued further that the burden of regulation is even larger for female business owners, because they have less time and money to overcome expensive and time-consuming barriers to registration. As a result, doing business 2008 claims that the benefits of business regulation reform are especially high for women, and shows that across countries there is a positive association between the percentage of entrepreneurs who are women and the ease of doing business. This note largely focuses on the implications for micro and very small enterprises in urban areas, which comprise most businesses in developing countries. Almost all rural firms are informal.
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dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2009/09/11361580/gender-entry-regulations-small-firm-informality-micro-data-tell
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/11108
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.1596/11108
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/417295
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relationPREM Notes; No. 142
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rightshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.rightsWorld Bank
dc.subjectACCOUNT
dc.subjectACTION PLAN
dc.subjectADULT MEN
dc.subjectADULT WOMEN
dc.subjectBUSINESS GROWTH
dc.subjectBUSINESS OPERATION
dc.subjectBUSINESS OWNERSHIP
dc.subjectBUSINESS REGISTRATION
dc.subjectBUSINESS REGULATION
dc.subjectBUSINESS REGULATIONS
dc.subjectBUSINESS SKILLS
dc.subjectBUSINESS TRAINING
dc.subjectBUSINESSES
dc.subjectBUSINESSWOMEN
dc.subjectCONSUMER PROTECTION
dc.subjectDISCRIMINATORY LAWS
dc.subjectEMPOWERMENT
dc.subjectENTERPRISE SURVEYS
dc.subjectENVIRONMENT FOR WOMEN
dc.subjectEQUALITY
dc.subjectFEMALE
dc.subjectFEMALE ENTREPRENEURS
dc.subjectFEMALE LABOR
dc.subjectFEMALE LABOR FORCE
dc.subjectFEMALE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION
dc.subjectFEMALE WORKERS
dc.subjectFEMALES
dc.subjectGENDER
dc.subjectGENDER ACTION
dc.subjectGENDER DIFFERENCE
dc.subjectGENDER DIFFERENCES
dc.subjectGENDER LAW
dc.subjectGENDER NEUTRAL
dc.subjectGENDER-NEUTRAL LAWS
dc.subjectGOOD PRACTICES
dc.subjectHARASSMENT
dc.subjectHUSBAND
dc.subjectHUSBANDS
dc.subjectIMPACT EVALUATION
dc.subjectINFORMAL ECONOMY
dc.subjectINFORMAL SECTOR
dc.subjectINSURANCE
dc.subjectJUDGES
dc.subjectLABOR FORCE
dc.subjectLABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION
dc.subjectLABOUR ORGANIZATION
dc.subjectLEGISLATION
dc.subjectLICENSE
dc.subjectMARITAL STATUS
dc.subjectMARRIED WOMEN
dc.subjectNETWORKS
dc.subjectPOOR WOMEN
dc.subjectPOWER OF WOMEN
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectREGULATORY ENVIRONMENTS
dc.subjectREPORTING
dc.subjectRESULT
dc.subjectRESULTS
dc.subjectRETAIL TRADE
dc.subjectROLE OF WOMEN
dc.subjectTAX IDENTIFICATION NUMBER
dc.subjectTERRORISM
dc.subjectWEB
dc.subjectWEB SITE
dc.subjectWILL
dc.titleGender, Entry Regulations, and Small Firm Informality : What Do the Micro Data Tell Us?

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