In the name of entrepreneurship? : the logic and effects of special regulatory treatment for small business / / Susan M. Gates, Kristin J. Leuschner, editors.

• Author: Kauffman-RAND Institute for Entrepreneurship Public Policy.
• TeilnehmendeR: Gates, Susan M., 1968-; Leuschner, Kristin.; Kauffman-RAND Institute for Entrepreneurship Public Policy.; Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation.
• Year of Publication: 2007
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (369 p.)
• Notes: "Supported by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation."

There has been ongoing concern that some regulations, rules, and government policies place a disproportionate burden on small businesses and entrepreneurs. For this reason, small businesses often receive special regulatory treatment, such as exemptions from legislation or extended deadlines for compliance. However, the desire to support small businesses can come into conflict with the interest in addressing the concerns that led to the regulation or policy in the first place. Moreover, it is often unclear whether special regulatory treatment for small businesses is having the intended effect.

Table of Contents

Cover; Preface; Contents; Figures; Tables; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Chapter One - Introduction; Managing the Relationship Between Business and Society; The Politics of the Legal and Regulatory Environments; Small Businesses and the Legal and Regulatory Environments; Improved Understanding of the Impact of Regulation on Small Businesses Is Needed; Overview of the Book; Chapter Two - The Impact of Regulation and Litigation on Small Businesses and Entrepreneurship: An Overview; Corporate and Securities Law; Environmental Protection; Employment Law and Regulation

Health-Insurance RegulationsChapter Conclusion; Chapter Three - State Health-Insurance Mandates, Consumer-Directed Health Plans, and Health Savings Accounts: Are They a Panacea for Small Businesses?; Small Businesses Typically Face Restricted Health-Insurance Options; State Health-Insurance Mandates Seek to Expand Small-Business Options; State Mandates Have Not Improved Small-Business Access to Health Insurance; State Health-Insurance Mandates Have Had Unintended Effects; Consumer-Directed Health Plans Could Expand Options for Small Businesses

Small Firms Have Not Been Especially Quick to Adopt Consumer-Directed Health PlansAdditional Evidence on the Use of Health Reimbursement Arrangements, Health Savings Accounts, and High-Deductible Health Plans by Small Businesses; Consumer-Directed Health Plan Utilization and Growth Do Not Vary by Firm Size; Persistence in Consumer-Directed Health Plan Offerings; Which Firms Are Likelier to Offer Consumer-Directed Health Plans?; Longitudinal Analysis of Consumer-Directed Health Plan Offerings; Benefit Design of Health Reimbursement Arrangementsand Health Savings Accounts

Consumer-Directed Health Plans Are Growing in Popularity but Do Not Appear to Be a Panacea for Small BusinessesConclusion; Chapter Four - Small Businesses and Workplace Fatality Risk: An Exploratory Analysis; The Relationship Between Firm Size and Risk; Previous Research on Size and Risk; Data and Methods; Findings; Implications for Policy and Research; Chapter Five - Sarbanes-Oxley's Effects on Small Firms: What Is the Evidence?; Introduction and Background; Overview of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002; The Special Case of Small Firms; Evidence on Accounting and Audit Costs

Evidence on Market Reactions and Firm ValueEvidence on Deregistrations; Proposals to Mitigate Sarbanes-Oxley's Effect on Small Firms; Conclusion; Chapter Six - Do the Owners of Small Law Firms Benefit from Limited Liability?; Importance of Liability for Small Professional Firms; Potential Value of LLP and LLC Forms to Small Professional Firms; Existing Evidence on the LLP and LLC Forms Among Professional Firms; Focus of This Chapter; Organizational Forms for Multiowner Law Firms; Data and Methods; Results; Conclusion; Chapter Seven - Data Resources for Policy Research on Small Businesses

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