Entry regulation and business start-ups: Evidence from Mexico

Journal of Public Economics

Volumn 95, Issue 11-12, 2011, Pages 1501-1515

  Kaplan, David S ^a   Piedra, Eduardo ^c   Seira, Enrique ^b  

^a INTER AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK   (United States)

^b INSTITUTO TECNOLÓGICO AUTÓNOMO DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^c ITT   (United States)

Author keywords

Firm start ups; Informal sector; Program evaluation; Regulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 81055157118     PISSN: 00472727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpubeco.2011.03.007     Document Type: Article

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