SME’s registration: Evidence from an RCT in Bangladesh

C-Tier
Journal: Economics Letters
Year: 2013
Volume: 120
Issue: 3
Pages: 573-578

Authors (2)

De Giorgi, Giacomo (Université de Genève) Rahman, Aminur (not in RePEc)

Score contribution per author:

0.505 = (α=2.02 / 2 authors) × 0.5x C-tier

α: calibrated so average coauthorship-adjusted count equals average raw count

Abstract

Firms informality is pervasive in Bangladesh. We implemented an information campaign on registration and find that the treatment made firms more aware, but had no impact on registration. Low benefits and high indirect costs appear to be barriers to formality.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:eee:ecolet:v:120:y:2013:i:3:p:573-578
Journal Field
General
Author Count
2
Added to Database
2026-01-25