Impact of national policy and legal environments on employment growth and investment in micro and small enterprises

J.D. Christensen and Micheline Goedhuys

ILO Working Papers from International Labour Organization

Abstract: The analysis shows that national policy environments affect MSEs and that employment creation takes place in micro enterprises where growth rates are high. Growth rates drop as micro enterprises become larger and barriers to entering the formal economy are observed. The formal status of enterprises is still seen to facilitate growth since registration gives a more legitimate status in input and output markets.

Keywords: small enterprise; employment; investment; government policy; national level; legislation; petite entreprise; emploi; investissement; politique gouvernementale; niveau national; législation; pequeña empresa; empleo; inversión; política gubernamental; nivel nacional; legislación (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 64 pages
Date: 2004
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