Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/161890 
Year of Publication: 
2017
Series/Report no.: 
CESifo Working Paper No. 6451
Publisher: 
Center for Economic Studies and ifo Institute (CESifo), Munich
Abstract: 
This paper develops a model of costly firm creation in an economy with weak institutions, costly business environment as well as skill gaps where one of the equilibrium outcomes is a low-productivity trap. The paper tests the implications of the model using a cross-sectional dataset including about 100 countries. Both theoretical and empirical results suggest that to move the economy into a productive equilibrium, complementarity matters: reforms to improve the business environment tend to be more effective in creating productive firms when accompanied by narrowing skill gaps. Similarly, more conducive business regulations amplify the positive impact on firm creation of better education and reduced skill mismatches. To escape a low-productivity trap, policymakers should thus create a pro-business framework and a wellfunctioning education system.
Subjects: 
model of start-ups and strategic complements
institutions
education
low-income countries
threshold regression
JEL: 
L26
J24
J48
O17
Document Type: 
Working Paper
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