Using firm-level data covering 709 cities in 128 countries, this paper examines the role of a comprehensive list of business environment variables at the subnational level in explaining firm employment and productivity growth. The analysis finds basic protection, access to finance and infrastructure, and the existence of a strong agglomeration environment to be critically important. By contrast, human capital and a list of refined business environment...
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2017/6/26
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ورقة عمل خاصة ببحوث السياسات
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WPS8114
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2017/6/26
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The heterogeneous growth effects of the business environment : firm-level evidence for a global sample of cities
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Large and Medium Enterprises