The impact of regulation on growth and informality - cross-country evidence
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Governance Indicators; National Governance; Environmental Economics&Policies; Public Sector Economics&Finance; Financial Intermediation;All these keywords.
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This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-DEV-2005-12-14 (Development)
- NEP-REG-2005-12-14 (Regulation)
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