High-Growth Firms: Facts, Fiction, and Policy Options for Emerging Economies

by Denis Medvedev, Arti Grover Goswami, Ellen Olafsen

Remarkably, a small fraction of firms account for most of the job and output creation in high-income and developing countries alike. Does this imply that the path to enabling more economic dynamism lies in selectively targeting high-potential firms? Or would pursuing broad-based reforms that minimize distortions be more effective?

Inspired by these questions, this book presents new evidence on the incidence, characteristics, and drivers...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 146481368X
• ISBN13: 9781464813689
• Release Date: February 2019
• Publisher: World Bank Publications
• Length: 190 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 7.0" x 10.0"