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Red tape reduction and firm entry: New evidence from an Italian reform

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  • Amici, Monica
  • Giacomelli, Silvia
  • Manaresi, Francesco
  • Tonello, Marco

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We study the impact of a simplification in bureaucratic procedures for starting up a business on firm demographics by exploiting the staggered implementation of a reform. We find that both entry rates and survival probability of new entrants increased.

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  • Amici, Monica & Giacomelli, Silvia & Manaresi, Francesco & Tonello, Marco, 2016. "Red tape reduction and firm entry: New evidence from an Italian reform," Economics Letters, Elsevier, vol. 146(C), pages 24-27.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:ecolet:v:146:y:2016:i:c:p:24-27
    DOI: 10.1016/j.econlet.2016.06.031
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    Keywords

    Red tape costs; Firm entry; One-stop shop;
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    JEL classification:

    • L11 - Industrial Organization - - Market Structure, Firm Strategy, and Market Performance - - - Production, Pricing, and Market Structure; Size Distribution of Firms
    • M13 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Business Administration - - - New Firms; Startups
    • L51 - Industrial Organization - - Regulation and Industrial Policy - - - Economics of Regulation

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