License to Sell: The Effect of Business Registration Reform on Entrepreneurial Activity in Mexico
研究了墨西哥简化商业登记改革对创业活动的影响，发现改革使注册企业数量增加5%，工资就业增加2.2%，但新企业竞争使现有企业收入下降3%。
This paper estimates the economic effects of a recent reform that simplified business entry regulation in Mexico. The reform was introduced in different municipalities at different points in time. Using microlevel data, I find that the reform increased the number of registered businesses by 5%%. This increase was due to former wage earners' opening businesses. Former unregistered business owners were not more likely to register their business after the reform. The reform also increased wage employment by 2.2%%. Finally, the results imply that the competition from new entrants decreased the income of incumbent businesses by 3%%. © 2011 The President and Fellows of Harvard College and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.