In the Name of Entrepreneurship? The Logic and Effects of Special Regulatory Treatment for Small Business

by Gates, Susan M.; Leuschner, Kristin J.

• ISBN13: 9780833042040
• ISBN10: 0833042041
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-11-10
• Publisher: RAND Corporation

Summary

What are the differential effects of regulation and policy on small businesses? What is the impact of special regulatory treatment for small businesses? This book sheds light on these issues through analysis of the regulatory and public policy environment with regard to small businesses, including focused studies in four key areas: health insurance, workplace safety, corporate governance, and business organization.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 1
The Impact of Regulation and Litigation on Small Businesses and Entrepreneurship: An Overview	p. 17
State Health-Insurance Mandates, Consumer-Directed Health Plans, and Health Savings Accounts: Are They a Panacea for Small Businesses?	p. 69
Small Businesses and Workplace Fatality Risk: An Exploratory Analysis	p. 107
Sarbanes-Oxley's Effects on Small Firms: What Is the Evidence?	p. 143
Do the Owners of Small Law Firms Benefit from Limited Liability?	p. 169
Data Resources for Policy Research on Small Businesses	p. 205
Conclusions	p. 241
Criteria Used to Define Small Business in Determining Thresholds	p. 253
Methodology for Analysis of Small Businesses and Workplace Fatality Risk	p. 293
Regression Analysis for Analysis of Small Businesses and Workplace Fatality Risk	p. 301
Firms' Reasons to Go Private or Go Dark After Sarbanes-Oxley	p. 305
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