Finding a path to formalization in Benin : early results after the introduction of the entreprenant legal status (English)

In April 2014, the Government of Benin launched the entreprenant status, a simplified and free legal regime offered to small informal businesses to enter the formal economy. This paper presents the short-term results of a randomized impact evaluation testing three different versions of the entreprenant status on business registration decisions, each version including incremental incentives to registration: (i) information on the new legal status and...

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Benhassine,Najy;

Mckenzie,David J.;

Pouliquen,Victor Maurice Joseph;

Santini,Massimiliano;
Document Date
2015/12/09
Document Type
Policy Research Working Paper
Report Number
WPS7510
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
Benin,
Region
Western and Central Africa,
Disclosure Date
2016/04/20
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
Doc Name
Finding a path to formalization in Benin : early results after the introduction of the entreprenant legal status
Keywords
informal business

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Benhassine,Najy; Mckenzie,David J.; Pouliquen,Victor Maurice Joseph; Santini,Massimiliano.

Finding a path to formalization in Benin : early results after the introduction of the entreprenant legal status (English). Impact Evaluation series|Policy Research working paper|no. WPS 7510 Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/260441468187756329

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