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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 …. We test these hypotheses using the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor surveys in55 countries for 2001-2006, applying a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009360546
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Shadow Economy and Entrepreneurial Entry
Estrin, Saul; Mickiewicz, Tomasz - Institut zur Zukunft der Arbeit <Bonn> - 2010
-2005 individual-level Global Entrepreneurship Monitordata merged with macro level variables. A simple correlation coefficient suggests …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009360589
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Size Matters: Entrepreneurial Entry and Government
Aidis, Ruta; Estrin, Saul; Mickiewicz, Tomasz - Institut zur Zukunft der Arbeit <Bonn> - 2010
-level institutional indicators for 47 countries with working age population survey datataken from the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor. Our …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009360590
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Entrepreneurship in Transition Economies:The Role of Institutions and Generational Change
Estrin, Saul; Mickiewicz, Tomasz - Institut zur Zukunft der Arbeit <Bonn> - 2010
The transition economies have lower rates of entrepreneurship than are observed in mostdeveloped and developing market …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009360599
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Entrepreneurial Entry: Which Institutions Matter?
Aidis, Ruta; Estrin, Saul; Mickiewicz, Tomasz - Institut zur Zukunft der Arbeit <Bonn> - 2009
In this paper we explore the relationship between the individual decision to become anentrepreneur and the institutional context. We pinpoint the critical roles of property rights andthe size of the state sector for entrepreneurial activity and test the relationships empirically bycombining...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009360645
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Illegal Entrepreneurship Experience
Aidis, Ruta; Praag, Mirjam van - Tinbergen Instituut - 2004
entrepreneurship experience (IEE), an unconventional form of human capital, is related to the performance and motivation of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011255961
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Why less? The Gendered Aspects of Small- and Medium-sized Enterprise (SME) Ownership under Economic Transition
Aidis, Ruta - Tinbergen Instituut - 2002
This paper explores the gendered influence on SME development under economic transition in Lithuania. Previous studies have shown that male and female business owners are more different than similar in terms of personal and business characteristics (Brush 1992). An analysis of 332 SME owners in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011256418
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Why don't we see more Small- and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) in Lithuania?
Aidis, Ruta - Tinbergen Instituut - 2002
This paper identifies the specific external barriers to SME development in Lithuania. An analysis of 332 SME owners reveals that formal barriers (taxes, frequent changes to and ambiguity of tax policies) and environmental barriers (low purchasing power, lack of funds for business investment)...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011257507
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Entrepreneurship and Economic Transition
Aidis, Ruta - Tinbergen Instituut - 2003
address the issue of entrepreneurship intwo distinct ways: a) as it has historically developed within the field of … economicsand b) as it develops in the transitional context. In contrast to advanced westerneconomies, productive entrepreneurship … entrepreneurship in Central EasternEuropean and Former Soviet Union countries. Entrepreneurship in Lithuaniaseems to not fit neatly …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011257634