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Which Institutions Encourage Entrepreneurs toCreate Larger Firms?
Estrin, Saul; Korosteleva, Julia; Mickiewicz, Tomasz - Institut zur Zukunft der Arbeit <Bonn> - 2011
We develop entrepreneurship and institutional theory to explain variation in different types ofentrepreneurship across individuals and institutional contexts. Our framework generateshypotheses about the negative impact of higher levels of corruption, weaker property rightsand especially...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009360546
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Skill-Biased Change in Entrepreneurial Technology
Poschke, Markus - Institut zur Zukunft der Arbeit <Bonn> - 2010
In contrast to the very large literature on skill-biased technical change among workers, thereis hardly any work on the importance of skills for the entrepreneurs who employ thoseworkers, and in particular on their evolution over time. This paper proposes a simple theory ofskill-biased change in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009360578
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Entrepreneurship and Market Size:The Case of Young College Graduates in Italy
Di Addario, Sabrina; Vuri, Daniela - Institut zur Zukunft der Arbeit <Bonn> - 2010
We analyze empirically the effects of urban agglomeration on Italian college graduates’ workpossibilities as entrepreneurs three years after graduation. We find that each 100,000inhabitant-increase in the size of the individual’s province of work reduces the chances ofbeing an entrepreneur...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009360588
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Returns for Entrepreneurs vs. Employees: The Effectof Education and Personal Control on the RelativePerformance of Entrepreneurs vs. Wage Employees
Praag, Mirjam van; Witteloostuijn, Arjen van; Sluis, … - Institut zur Zukunft der Arbeit <Bonn> - 2009
How valuable is education for entrepreneurs’ performance as compared to employees’?What might explain any differences? And does education affect peoples’ occupationalchoices accordingly? We answer these questions based on a large panel of US labor forceparticipants. We show that education...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009360612
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Entrepreneurship, Wage Employment and Controlin an Occupational Choice Framework
Douhan, Robin; Praag, Mirjam van - Institut zur Zukunft der Arbeit <Bonn> - 2009
We combine two empirical observations in a general equilibrium occupational choice model.The first is that entrepreneurs have more control than employees over the employment ofand accruals from assets, such as human capital. The second observation is thatentrepreneurs enjoy higher returns to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009360633
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The Dynamics of Entrepreneurship:Hysteresis, Business Cycles and Government Policy
Congregado, Emilio; Golpe, Antonio A.; Parker, Simon - Institut zur Zukunft der Arbeit <Bonn> - 2009
This paper estimates an unobserved components model to explore the macro dynamics ofentrepreneurship in Spain and the US. We ask whether entrepreneurship exhibits hysteresis,defined as a macro dynamic structure in which cyclical fluctuations have persistent effects onthe natural rate of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009360647
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Promoting Innovative Entrepreneurship in Viet Nam : An Ecosystem Diagnostic
World Bank Group - 2023
national flagship Program 844 on "Supporting the National Innovation Initiative to 2025" toward building a pipeline of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014454394
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Ukraine Innovation and Entrepreneurship Ecosystem Diagnostic
World Bank Group - 2017
This report is one of four analytical pieces on Ukraine's innovation and entrepreneurial ecosystem developed by the … World Bank's Ukraine Technical Assistance on Innovation, supported by the Swedish Ukraine Financial and Enterprise Sector … Recovery and Growth Trust Fund. This report assesses the environment - or "ecosystem" -- that shapes innovation by firms in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012645055
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Igniting Climate Entrepreneurship in Morocco : Findings from the Climate Entrepreneurship and Innovation Ecosystem Diagnostic
World Bank Group - 2017
-growth, green entrepreneurship and innovation activity. At the same, this report also aims to increase the awareness of and support …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012248111
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Taking Stock April 2024 : Promoting Innovative Entrepreneurship
World Bank Group - 2024
Viet Nam's economy slowed sharply in 2023, with three key drivers of growth -- exports, consumption, and private domestic investment -- is losing momentum. On the production side, the slowdown was led by industrial production. In the first quarter of 2024, the economy registered 5.66 percent...
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