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| dc.title | Research Insights: Why Doesn't Entry of Larger and More Productive Firms Drive Out the Many Small Firms in Developing Countries? |
| dc.contributor.author | Talamas Marcos, Miguel Ángel |
| dc.contributor.orgunit | Department of Research and Chief Economist |
| dc.coverage | Mexico |
| dc.date.available | 2023-09-20T00:09:00 |
| dc.date.issue | 2023-09-20T00:09:00 |
| dc.description.abstract | An expansion from zero to the average number of chain stores in a Mexican neighborhood (6.7) reduces the number of neighborhood shops by 15%. This reduction is not driven by increased shop exits but by decreased shop entries. Shops retain their sales of fresh products and 96% of their customers, but customers visit shops less often and spend less on non-fresh and packed goods. Shops survive by exploiting comparative advantages stemming from being small and owner-operated, such as lower agency costs, building relationships with the community, having a broader and tailored product mix, and offering informal credit. |
| dc.format.extent | 4 |
| dc.identifier.doi | http://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0005261 |
| dc.identifier.url | https://publications.iadb.org/publications/english/document/Research-Insights-Why-Doesnt-Entry-of-Larger-and-More-Productive-Firms-Drive-Out-the-Many-Small-Firms-in-Developing-Countries.pdf |
| dc.identifier.url | https://publications.iadb.org/publications/spanish/document/Perspectivas-de-investigacion-por-que-la-entrada-de-empresas-mas-grandes-y-mas-productivas-no-expulsa-a-las-numerosas-pequenas-empresas-en-los-paises-en-vias-de-desarrollo.pdf |
| dc.language.iso | en |
| dc.publisher | Inter-American Development Bank |
| dc.subject | High-Productivity |
| dc.subject | Business Productivity |
| dc.subject | Competitiveness |
| dc.subject | Labor |
| dc.subject | Productivity |
| dc.subject | Business Competitiveness |
| dc.subject | Informal Credit |
| dc.subject | Informal Firm |
| dc.subject | Emerging Market |
| dc.subject | Small Business |
| dc.subject | Labor Force |
| dc.subject | Productivity Growth |
| dc.subject | Credit Access |
| dc.subject | Comparative Advantage |
| dc.subject.jelcode | O10 - Economic Development: General |
| dc.subject.jelcode | D22 - Firm Behavior: Empirical Analysis |
| dc.subject.jelcode | D25 - Intertemporal Firm Choice: Investment, Capacity, and Financing |
| dc.subject.jelcode | D40 - Market Structure, Pricing, and Design: General |
| dc.type | Catalogs and Brochures |
| idb.identifier.pubnumber | IDB-CB-00796 |
| idb.operation | RG-K1415 |