Title: In the name of entrepreneurship? : the logic and effects of special regulatory treatment for small business /
Authors: Gates, Susan M., 1968-; Leuschner, Kristin; Kauffman-RAND Institute for Entrepreneurship Public Policy.; Rand Corporation.
Publisher: RAND,
Year: 2007
Subjects: Small business Government policy United States; Small business Law and legislation United States
Abstract: 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.
Contents: Introduction -- The impact of regulation and litigation on small businesses and entrepreneurship: an overview / Llyod Dixon [and others] -- State health-insurance mandates, consumer-directed health plans, and health savings accounts: are they a panacea for small businesses? / Susan M. Gates, Kanika Kapur, Pinar Karaca-Mandic -- Small businesses and workplace fatality risk: an exploratory analysis / John Mendeloff [and others] -- Sabanes-Oxley's effects on small firms: what is the evidence? / Ehud Kamar, Pinar Karaca-Mandic, Eric Talley -- Do the owners of small law firms benefit from limited liability? / John A. Romley, Eric Talley, Bogdan Savych -- Data resources for policy research on small businesses / Amelia Haviland, Bogdan Savych -- Conclusions -- Appendix: A. Criteria used to define small business in determining thresholds / Ryan Keefe, Susan M. Gates, Eric Talley -- B. Methodolgy for analysis of small businesses and workplace fatality risk / John Mendeloff [and others] -- Regression analysis for analysis of small businesses and work place fatality risk / John Mendeloff [and others] -- Firms' reasons to go private or go dark after Sarbanes-Oxley / Ehud Kamar, Pinar Karaca-Mandic, Eric Talley.