Small Firm Death in Developing Countries

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: McKenzie, David; Paffhausen, Anna Luisa
• 署名单位: The World Bank; University of Passau
• 刊物名称: REVIEW OF ECONOMICS AND STATISTICS
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0034-6535
• DOI: 10.1162/rest_a_00798
• 发表日期: 2019-10
• 页码: 645-657
• 关键词: growth; survival; DYNAMICS; BUSINESS; microenterprises; entrepreneurship; returns; AFRICA; die

摘要

We collate sixteen panel surveys from twelve developing countries to develop stylized facts from over 14,000 firms on how much firm death there is, which types of these firms are most likely to die, and why they die. Small firms die at an average rate of 8.2% per year. Death rates are higher in richer countries, for younger firms and less profitable firms, and for firms run by youth. We also find that firm death need not mean permanent exit from self-employment for the firm owner.