Entrepreneurship and firm formation across countries

By L. Klapper, Raphael Amit, Mauro F. Guillén, Juan Manuel Quesada. 2007

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The World Bank Group Entrepreneurship Survey measures entrepreneurial activity around the world. The database includes cross-country, time-series data on the number of total and newly registered businesses for 84 countries. This paper finds significant relationships between entrepreneurial activity and indicators of economic and financial development and growth, the quality of the legal and regulatory environment, and governance. The analysis shows the importance of electronic registration procedures to encourage greater business registration. These results can guide effective policymaking and deliver new capabilities for identifying the impact of reforms.

Subfields: Accounting, Economics and Econometrics

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Macro-level determinants of formal entrepreneurship versus informal entrepreneurship (2014, neutral): “…system and economic growth strengthen demand and increase the availability of credits for newly-registered ventures and of the technological and economic infrastructure necessary to operate in a formal economy (Beugelsdijk, 2007; Jovanovic, 1993; Klapper et al., 2008; Verheul et al., 2002).”
Micro , Small , and Medium Enterprises Around the World : How Many Are There , and What Affects the Count ? (2010, background): “Klapper et al. (2008) find that business density (which includes both MSMEs and large firms) is positively correlated with On average, there are 31 MSMEs per 1,000 people across the 132 economies covered.”
The knowledge spillover theory of entrepreneurship (2005, neutral): “See Klapper et al. (2007) for more.”
The Impact of Business Environment Reforms on New Firm Registration (2010, neutral): “2 ”
Measuring Entrepreneurship in Developing Countries (2009, methodology): “Van Stel, Storey and Thurik (2007) use GEM data whereas Klapper et al. (2007) use WBGES data.”
What does “entrepreneurship” data really show? (2008, background): “…(www.doingbusiness.org); ‘‘ICRG’’ is the International Country Risk Guide 12 This is especially true since formal firms in developing countries are likely to be in the sectors of wholesale and retail trade—and unlikely to be in manufacturing—which are less dependent on labor (Klapper et al. 2007).”
The Firm Size Distribution Across Countries and Skill-Biased Change in Entrepreneurial Technology (2018, methodology): “This two-sided occupational choice pattern differs markedly from the pattern usually obtained in models in the spirit of Lucas (1978), where only the individuals with the highest entrepreneurial ability choose entrepreneurship.”
Bankruptcy Law and Entrepreneurship (2008, positive): “…particular, minimum capital requirements—have been shown to be negatively correlated to the incidence of entrepreneurship (Klapper et al., 2006; Klapper et al., 2007; van Stel et al., 2007).7 Yet even with easy access to limited liability, personal bankruptcy law may be expected to make a…”
Entrepreneurship, economic development and institutions (2008, background): “Acs and Szerb (2008), Acs and Stenholm (2008), Ahmad and Hoffmann (2008) and Klapper et al. (2007), among others, are developing a new family of global entrepreneurship indices.”