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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...
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, 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 …
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This paper examines the relationship between new firm formation and regional employment change in the Netherlands. Using a new regional data base for the period 1988-2002, we examine the time lags involved in the relationship. We also investigate whether the relationship differs by time period,...
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Most studies investigating the relationship between entrepreneurship and economic growth treat entrepreneurs as a … countries participating in the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor we investigate whether the impact on growth depends on socio …-demographic diversity in entrepreneurship (in terms of age, education and gender). We find that in less developed countries older and higher …
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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 …
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While it is generally acknowledged that entrepreneurship as well as export activity may both be important strategies … the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor for a sample of 36 countries. An important advantage of using the macro-level is that …-stage ventures to macro-economic out-comes. Our results suggest that export-oriented entrepreneurship is indeed more important for …
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This paper documents that a process of industrial restructuring has been transforming the developed economies, where large corporations are accounting for less economic activity and small firms are accounting for a greatershare of economic activity. Not all countries, however, are experiencing...
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