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Administrative Simplification and Economic Growth: A Cross Country Empirical Study

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  • Kevin Poel
  • Wim Marneffe
  • Samantha Bielen
  • Bas van Aarle
  • Lode Vereeck

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Administrative burdens stemming from regulations are a worldwide cause of concern for policy-makers. Reducing administrative burdens has become an important policy objective in economic growth strategies for many governments. The European Commission set out a policy goal of reducing administrative burdens by 25% by 2012, although the literature provides limited evidence of its impact. Therefore, this paper examines the impact of administrative burdens on growth by using 6 business regulation variables for a panel of 182 countries. The results from the fixed effect regression analysis suggest that reducing administrative burdens in certain policy areas spurs economic growth. In particular, reducing burdens concerning start-ups and paying taxes enhances growth significantly. Furthermore, using a panel of 26 European countries, our results suggest that reducing the administrative burdens by 25% has a positive effect on growth of 1.62 % in the European Union.

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  • Kevin Poel & Wim Marneffe & Samantha Bielen & Bas van Aarle & Lode Vereeck, 2014. "Administrative Simplification and Economic Growth: A Cross Country Empirical Study," Journal of Business Administration Research, Journal of Business Administration Research, Sciedu Press, vol. 3(1), pages 45-58, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:jfr:jbar11:v:3:y:2014:i:1:p:45-58
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    2. Samantha Bielen & Wim Marneffe & Lode Vereeck, 2015. "A cross-country analysis of the impact of regulatory quality on commercial case disposition time," European Journal of Law and Economics, Springer, vol. 39(3), pages 455-474, June.

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