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Entrepreneurship and the Business Cycle
Koellinger, P.D.; Thurik, A.R. - Tinbergen Instituut
. This contradicts existing theoretical hypotheses which predict that entrepreneurship is pro-cyclical or not cyclical. We …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011255833
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Self-Employment Across 15 European Countries:
Noorderhaven, N.; Thurik, A.R.; Wennekers, A.R.M.; … - Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM), ERIM … - 2003
This paper deals with differences in the rate of self-employment (business ownership) in 15 European countries for the period 1978-2000, focusing on the influence of dissatisfaction and using the framework of occupational choice. Using two different measures of dissatisfaction, in addition to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005288417
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Uncertainty Avoidance and the Rate of Business Ownership Across 21 OECD Countries, 1976-2004
Wennekers, A.R.M.; Thurik, A.R.; Stel, A.J. van; … - Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM), ERIM … - 2006
, the concepts of uncertainty and risk are elaborated, as well as their relevance for entrepreneurship. An occupational … compensating pull of entrepreneurship in countries with low uncertainty avoidance may have gained momentum in recent years. Third …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005288606
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Determinants Of Entrepreneurship In Europe
Grilo, I.; Thurik, A.R. - Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM), ERIM … - 2004
This paper uses an Eclectic Framework explaining entrepreneurship incorporating different streams of literature and … spanning different disciplines. The Eclectic Framework integrates factors shaping the demand for entrepreneurship on the one … policy identifying the channels through which the demand or the supply of entrepreneurship can be shifted. In its empirical …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005288678
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Entrepreneurship, Economic Growth and Policy in Emerging Economies
Thurik, A.R. - Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM), ERIM … - 2008
Entrepreneurship has emerged as an important element in the organization of economies. This emergence did not occur … countries embrace entrepreneurial energy. This led to the political mandate to promote entrepreneurship. Hence, a clear and … organized view is needed of what the determinants and consequences of entrepreneurship are. The present contribution tries to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005288702
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The Lag Structure of the Impact of Business Ownership on Economic Performance in OECD Countries
Carree, M.A.; Thurik, A.R. - Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM), ERIM … - 2006
This paper investigates the impact of changes in the number of business owners on three measures of economic performance, viz. employment growth, GDP growth and labor productivity growth. Particular attention is devoted to the lag structure. The analysis is performed at the country level for 21...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005288756
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A Note on Entrepreneurship, Small Business and Economic Growth
Thurik, A.R.; Wennekers, A.R.M. - Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM), ERIM … - 2001
aspects of the recent scientific literature on the relation between entrepreneurship and small business, on the one hand, and … pay a penalty in terms of forgone growth. It also pays attention to the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM), a new and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005288330
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Climbing the Entrepreneurial Ladder: The Role of Gender
Grilo, I.; Thurik, A.R.; Verheul, I.; Zwan, P.W. van der - Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM), ERIM … - 2008
survey on Entrepreneurship" consisting of more than 10,000 observations for 25 member states of the European Union, Norway …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005288343
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Explaining Female and Male Entrepreneurship at the Country Level
Verheul, I.; Stel, A.J. van; Thurik, A.R. - Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM), ERIM … - 2005
Using Global Entrepreneurship Monitor data for 29 countries this study investigates the (differential) impact of … several factors on female and male entrepreneurship at the country level. These factors are derived from three streams of … literature, including that on entrepreneurship in general, on female labor force participation and on female entrepreneurship …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005795624
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Post-Materialism as a Cultural Factor Influencing Entrepreneurial Activity across Nations
Uhlaner, L.M.; Thurik, A.R.; Hutjes, J. - Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM), ERIM … - 2002
The study of the determinants of entrepreneurship at the country level has been dominated by economic influences. The … relative stability of differences in levels of entrepreneurship across coun-tries suggests that other forces such as certain …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004970836