The impact of Business Regulatory Reforms on Economic Growth

Jamal Haidar ()

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Abstract: I investigate the link between business regulatory reforms and economic growth in 172 countries. I create a five year dataset on business regulatory reforms from the World Bank's Doing Business reports. Then, I test the hypothesis that business regulatory reforms increase economic growth, using data on micro-economic reforms. These data do not suffer the endogeneity issues associated with other datasets on changes in economic institutions. The results provide a robust support for the claim that business regulatory reforms are good for economic growth. The paper establishes that, on average, each business regulatory reform is associated with a 0.15 percent increase in growth rate of GDP.

Keywords: Institutions; Growth; reform; development; regulations; Doing Business; Institutions.; Réformes réglementaires; croissance économique. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012-05
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Published in 2012

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Journal Article: The impact of business regulatory reforms on economic growth (2012)
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Working Paper: The impact of Business Regulatory Reforms on Economic Growth (2012)
Working Paper: The Impact of Business Regulatory Reforms on Economic Growth (2012)
Working Paper: The Impact of Business Regulatory Reforms on Economic Growth (2012)
Working Paper: The Impact of Business Regulatory Reforms on Economic Growth (2012)
Working Paper: The Impact of Business Regulatory Reforms on Economic Growth
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