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Regulations in Relation to Small Businesses (view source)
Revision as of 16:59, 10 February 2016
, 16:59, 10 February 2016→Specific regulations correlated with harming business
*the cost per employee of economic regulations falls most heavily on large firms. In part, this likely reflects the fact some industrial structures do not lend themselves to small firm participation (e.g., utilities, telecoms, or mining) because large scale operations are a precondition to remain competitive. This simply reduces the number of small enterprises that would be affected.
*One factor impacting the distribution of economic regulations is the '''Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA)'''. Under the RFA agencies are required to assess the effect of regulations on small businesses, and to mitigate undue burdens, including exemptions and relaxed phase-in schedules.
*the disproportionate cost burden on small firms is most dramatic in the manufacturing sector; the compliance cost per employee for small manufacturers is more than double the compliance cost for medium-sized and large firms. In the health care sector and the “other” sector categories, the compliance costs also appear starkly higher in small firms compared with medium-sized and large firms. In the service and trade sectors, the distribution of regulatory costs among firm sizes is much more even overall, yet varies depending on the type of regulation.
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