SME Registration Evidence from a Randomized Controlled Trial in Bangladesh

14 Pages Posted: 20 Apr 2016

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Giacomo De Giorgi

University College London; NBER; Federal Reserve Banks - Federal Reserve Bank of New York

Aminur Rahman

World Bank

Date Written: March 1, 2013

Abstract

Informality is pervasive in developing countries. In Bangladesh, the majority of firms are informal and as such they might not have access to prime markets, while lowering the tax base. The authors implemented an information campaign on registration, including both the step-by-step procedures and the potential benefits from registration. They find that the treatment made firms more aware of the procedures, but had no impact on actual registration. The results point toward potentially low benefits and high indirect costs of registration as the main barriers to formality (e.g. access to markets, taxation, labor and product regulations).

Keywords: E-Business, Economic Theory & Research, Microfinance, Access to Finance, Technology Industry

Suggested Citation

De Giorgi, Giacomo and Rahman, Aminur, SME Registration Evidence from a Randomized Controlled Trial in Bangladesh (March 1, 2013). World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 6382, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2232588

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