Resumen
We provide evidence on whether informal competition has a negative bearing on firm productivity in the formal sector. To do this we employ the World Bank’s Enterprise Survey (WBES) with detailed information for more than sixty thousand manufacturing and services formal firms from over 127 countries. We find a negative association between these two variables, which is further supported when using instrumental variables.
| Idioma original | Inglés |
|---|---|
| Páginas (desde-hasta) | 1243-1246 |
| Número de páginas | 4 |
| Publicación | Applied Economics Letters |
| Volumen | 27 |
| N.º | 15 |
| Fecha en línea anticipada | 11 oct. 2019 |
| DOI | |
| Estado | Publicada - 1 set. 2020 |
Nota bibliográfica
Funding Information:I am very thankful for detailed comments, suggestions, and support from Alberto Chong at Georgia State University. Mariano Montoya provided excellent research assistance. The standard disclaimer applies.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2019 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.
Palabras clave
- Productivity
- competition
- developing countries
- informality
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