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Taxes, competition and finance for Albanian enterprises: evidence from a field study

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  • Holger Muent

    (European Bank for Reconstruction and Development)

  • Francesca Pissarides

    (European Bank for Reconstruction and Development)

  • Peter Sanfey

    (European Bank for Reconstruction and Development)

Abstract

This paper analyses the results from a survey conducted in 1999 of more than 100 enterprises in Albania. The main finding of the survey is that registered businesses regard competition from the informal sector as the most important problem they face in doing business. Unregistered firms have a significant advantage because they are able to evade the relatively high tax burden. Poor access to loans is also a significant obstacle. Enterprises tend to rely on their own sources of funds for business start-up and expansion. Large enterprises are more likely to apply for loans than small enterprises but, having applied, are no more likely to be successful.

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  • Holger Muent & Francesca Pissarides & Peter Sanfey, 2000. "Taxes, competition and finance for Albanian enterprises: evidence from a field study," Working Papers 54, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, Office of the Chief Economist.
    • Handle: RePEc:ebd:wpaper:54
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    Keywords

    small and medium-sized enterprises; Albania; surveys;
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    JEL classification:

    • O17 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Formal and Informal Sectors; Shadow Economy; Institutional Arrangements
    • P2 - Political Economy and Comparative Economic Systems - - Socialist and Transition Economies

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