Replication data for: The Demand for, and Consequences of, Formalization among Informal Firms in Sri Lanka
Principal Investigator(s): View help for Principal Investigator(s) Suresh de Mel; David McKenzie; Christopher Woodruff
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Project Citation:
de Mel, Suresh, McKenzie, David, and Woodruff, Christopher. Replication data for: The Demand for, and Consequences of, Formalization among Informal Firms in Sri Lanka. Nashville, TN: American Economic Association [publisher], 2013. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2019-10-12. https://doi.org/10.3886/E113847V1
Project Description
Summary:
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A field experiment in Sri Lanka provides informal firms incentives to
formalize. Information about the registration process and reimbursement of direct costs does not increase registration. Payments equivalent to one-half to one month (alternatively, two months) of the median firm's profits leads to registration of around one-fifth (alternatively, one-half ) of firms. Land ownership issues are the most common reason for not registering. Follow-up surveys 15 to 31 months later show higher mean profits, but largely in a few firms that grew rapidly. We find little evidence for other changes in behavior, but formalized firms express more trust in the state. (JEL C93, D22, L25, L26, O14)
Scope of Project
JEL Classification:
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C93 Field Experiments
D22 Firm Behavior: Empirical Analysis
L25 Firm Performance: Size, Diversification, and Scope
L26 Entrepreneurship
O14 Industrialization; Manufacturing and Service Industries; Choice of Technology
C93 Field Experiments
D22 Firm Behavior: Empirical Analysis
L25 Firm Performance: Size, Diversification, and Scope
L26 Entrepreneurship
O14 Industrialization; Manufacturing and Service Industries; Choice of Technology
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