The US SBA's Office of Advocacy asked a "harmless", "easy" question about how much do small firms pay in taxes. :)
While definitional issues abound, we were able to answer Advocacy's question (possibly over-answer) with help from the always insightful Jerry Katz and Daniel Bennett. Thanks, gents!
> I am hoping that entrepreneurship scholars will get asked more questions like these and we can expand our policy impact! Advocacy is now led by a Chicago economist who understands data and research so I'm excited to have him as an ally. (In 2025, Advocacy has revived their listening sessions to hear what startup founders and small biz owners are really thinking - be still my heart! - might be some data there too?
> I am also hoping that our non-USA colleagues can see how these stats might differ in Europe and elsewhere. Given the messiness of this research, there should be some publishable research to be done!
> Finally, I am hoping that eventually we can help nudge improvements to USA data collection.
Let me know if you've any interest in all this! (and critiques/additions always welcome!)
Norris
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