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The political economy of entrepreneurship
Henrekson, Magnus (contributor); Douhan, Robin (contributor) - 2008
Political economy has been at the core of entrepreneurship research since its conception. Although the entrepreneur is …, postgraduates, and students of economics and entrepreneurship with a systematic exposition of a largely undefined field of research …), 'Entrepreneurship, Wealth Inequality and Taxation', Review of Economic Dynamics, 8, 688-719 -- Vincenzo Quadrini (2000 …
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Institutional entrepreneurship
Henrekson, Magnus - 2012
entrepreneurship. It also contains the unique feature of examining the ways in which entrepreneurs themselves shape institutions … Theory of Public Entrepreneurship', European Management Review, 7(1): 1-15. -- McMillan, John, and Christopher Woodruff (2002 … University Press. -- Ostrom, Elinor (1965), Public Entrepreneurship: A Case Study in Ground Water Basin Management, doctoral …
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New Firm Survival and Human Capital
Acs, Zoltan J.; Armington, Catherine - Max-Planck-Institut für Ökonomik, Max-Planck-Gesellschaft - 2004
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005252210
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The Determinants of New-firm Survival across Regional Economies
Acs, Zoltan J.; Armington, Catherine; Zhang, Ting - Max-Planck-Institut für Ökonomik, Max-Planck-Gesellschaft - 2006
Motivated by differences in new-firm survival across regions, this paper explores the impact of regional human capital on new-firm survival rates. New-firm survival is interpreted through formation rates of surviving versus closed firms in the service sector. By incorporating knowledge...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005252214
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The Impact of Geographic Differences in Human Capital on Service Firm Formation Rates
Acs, Zoltan J.; Armington, Catherine - Max-Planck-Institut für Ökonomik, Max-Planck-Gesellschaft - 2004
Although human capital externalities are a key variable in theories of economic growth, there has been little investigation of the mechanism by which these externalities are realized. We examine the relationship between the local levels of human capital and firm formation rates and find that...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005824127
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Employment Growth and Entrepreneurial Activity in Cities
Acs, Zoltan J.; Armington, Catherine - Max-Planck-Institut für Ökonomik, Max-Planck-Gesellschaft - 2004
Recent theories of economic growth have stressed the role of externalities in generating growth. Using data from the Census Bureau that tracks all employers in the whole U.S. private sector economy, we examine the impact of these externalities, as measured by entrepreneurial activity, on...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005765277
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Job Creation and Persistence in Services and Manufacturing
Acs, Zoltan J.; Armington, Catherine - Max-Planck-Institut für Ökonomik, Max-Planck-Gesellschaft - 2004
An important new literature on gross employment flows has produced a great outpouring of stylized facts. In this paper we examine one aspect of this literature through the lens of dynamic models and theories of industrial evolution. We extend the Davis and Haltiwanger methodology for analysis of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005765281
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Competencies and Institutions Fostering High-growth Firms
Henrekson, Magnus; Johansson, Dan - Ratioinstitutet - 2008
High-growth firms (HGFs) are critical for net job creation and economic growth. We analyze HGFs using the theory of competence blocs, linking firm growth to property rights and the interaction of complementary expertise. Specifically, we discuss how the institutional framework affects the...
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Taxation, Labor Market Policy and High-Impact Entrepreneurship
Henrekson, Magnus; Johansson, Dan; Stenkula, Mikael - Ratioinstitutet - 2010
Public policy affects the prevalence and performance of both productive and high-impact entrepreneurship. High …-impact entrepreneurship prospers when knowledge is successfully generated and exploited in the economy. This process depends on complementary …-impact entrepreneurship. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008565788
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Firm Growth, Institutions and Structural Transformation
Henrekson, Magnus; Johansson, Dan - Ratioinstitutet - 2010
This essay argues that the economic contribution of certain firms – be they small, young or rapidly growing – has to be understood in a broader context of creative destruction. Growth of some firms requires contraction and exit of some other firms to free up resources that can be reallocated...
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