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| dc.title | Laments of the Caribbean Businessperson are Based on Facts? |
| dc.contributor.author | Ruprah, Inder J. |
| dc.contributor.author | Sierra, Ricardo |
| dc.contributor.orgunit | Country Department Caribbean Group |
| dc.coverage | Jamaica |
| dc.coverage | Trinidad and Tobago |
| dc.coverage | Bahamas |
| dc.coverage | Guyana |
| dc.coverage | Suriname |
| dc.coverage | Barbados |
| dc.coverage | The Caribbean |
| dc.date.available | 2013-11-12T00:00:00 |
| dc.date.issue | 2013-11-01T00:00:00 |
| dc.description.abstract | In this policy brief, we review the laments of Caribbean businesspersons. We find that subjective perceptions are rooted in an objective reality. Businesspersons do not complain gratuitously. Furthermore, we find that constraints vary systematically by firm characteristics: In general, small firms and contracting firms face relatively harsher conditions. To enhance a country's economic growth, relevant policy needs to be changed toward a more pro-business stance. |
| dc.format.extent | 28 |
| dc.identifier.doi | http://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0008432 |
| dc.identifier.url | https://publications.iadb.org/publications/english/document/Laments-of-the-Caribbean-Businessperson-are-Based-on-Facts.pdf |
| dc.language.iso | en |
| dc.medium | Adobe PDF |
| dc.publisher | Inter-American Development Bank |
| dc.subject | Industrial Policy |
| dc.subject | Private Sector |
| dc.subject | Productivity |
| dc.subject | Investment |
| dc.subject.jelcode | D21 - Firm Behavior: Theory |
| dc.subject.jelcode | D22 - Firm Behavior: Empirical Analysis |
| dc.subject.jelcode | D62 - Externalities |
| dc.subject.jelcode | L26 - Entrepreneurship |
| dc.type | Policy Briefs |
| idb.identifier.pubnumber | Policy Briefs |
| idb.operation | RG-P1490 |