The Regulation of Entry: A Survey

@article{Djankov2008TheRO,
  title={The Regulation of Entry: A Survey},
  author={Simeon Djankov},
  journal={IO: Theory},
  year={2008}
}
Simplifying entry regulation has been a popular reform since the publication of Djankov and others (2002). The inclusion of business entry indicators in the World Bank's doing business project has led to acceleration in reform: in 2003-08, 193 reforms took place in 116 countries. A large academic literature has followed: 201 academic articles have used the data compiled by the author and others (2002) and subsequently by the World Bank. The author identifies three theories as to why some… 
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