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Linking business ownership and perceived administrative complexity : an empirical analysis of 18 OECD countries

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dc.creator van Stel, André J.
dc.creator Stunnenberg, Viktor
dc.date 2004
dc.date.accessioned 2013-10-16T07:07:52Z
dc.date.available 2013-10-16T07:07:52Z
dc.date.issued 2013-10-16
dc.identifier http://hdl.handle.net/10419/19980
dc.identifier ppn:39770108X
dc.identifier.uri http://koha.mediu.edu.my:8181/xmlui/handle/10419/19980
dc.description Administrative burdens are known to be a major business constraint for incumbent SMEs in modern economies. Far less is known about the influence of these burdens on the startup of new firms. The current paper examines to what extent perceived administrative complexity related to starting a new business influences the number of business owners across 18 OECD countries. We test this relationship combining data on business ownership from EIM's COMPENDIA data base and data on perceived administrative complexity from the Eurobarometer public opinion surveys coordinated by the European Commission. Our regression model enables to explicitly control for the influence of unemployment on the level of business ownership ('refugee effect'). We also control for risk tolerance and access to finance. Our results suggest that perceived administrative complexity has a negative impact on the level of business ownership. However, the effect is not immediate but rather seems to emerge in the long run.
dc.language eng
dc.relation Papers on entrepreneurship, growth and public policy 3504
dc.rights http://www.econstor.eu/dspace/Nutzungsbedingungen
dc.subject M13
dc.subject L50
dc.subject O57
dc.subject ddc:330
dc.subject business ownership
dc.subject administrative burdens
dc.subject unemployment
dc.subject Unternehmer
dc.subject Selbstständige
dc.subject Eigentümerstruktur
dc.subject Bürokratie
dc.subject Folgekosten
dc.subject Schätzung
dc.subject OECD-Staaten
dc.title Linking business ownership and perceived administrative complexity : an empirical analysis of 18 OECD countries
dc.type doc-type:workingPaper


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