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Handbook of research on ethnic minority entrepreneurship : a co-evolutionary view on resource management

Dana, Leo Paul (contributor) - 2007

minority entrepreneurship from all parts of the world. The book comprises eight parts and 49 chapters. Undoubtedly, given the …-man minorities in the 1950s, the study of minority ethnic entrepreneurship has evolved into a vast undertaking. A major ingredient in … this volume treat small-scale ethnic entrepreneurship and the cultural and institutional resources which support it. At the …

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Developing, shaping and growing entrepreneurship

Fayolle, Alain (ed.); Kyrö, Paula (ed.); … - 2015

. Developing, Shaping and Growing Entrepreneurship considers the role played by education, research, context and strategy in … wide-ranging examination of the influences on entrepreneurial activity that also asks new questions of entrepreneurship and …

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Economic development through entrepreneurship : government, university and business linkages

Shane, Scott Andrew (contributor) - 2005

entrepreneurship. This book fills that gap, focusing on policy aspects of government-university partnerships with a discussion both of …1. An historical perspective on government-university partnerships to enhance entrepreneurship and economic development … -- 2. Government policies to encourage economic development through entrepreneurship : the case of technology transfer -- 3 …

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The role of entrepreneurial human capital as a driver of endogenous economic growth

Ehrlich, Isaac; Li, Dunli; Liu, Zhiqiang - 2017

Entrepreneurship Monitor's Adult Population Survey of 63 countries over 2002-2010 and find robust support for these hypotheses. …

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The nature and extent of job separations in Germany : some new evidence from SOEP

Haile, Getinet Astatike - 2009

This paper analyses job separations in Germany using data from the German Socio-Economic Panel spanning from 1984 to 2003. Based on detailed reasons for job separation and different SOEP samples, the paper attempts to establish the nature of job separations in Germany. It brings to light some...

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Ethnic specialization and earnings inequality : why being a minority hurts but being a big minority hurts more

Kahanec, Martin (contributor) - 2006

Social interaction is an important vehicle of human capital acquisition and its efficiency decreases in social distance. In this paper I establish that these two premises, given the socio-cultural differences between ethnic groups, explain the puzzling evidence that (i) minorities typically earn...

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Can state language policies distort students' demand for higher education?

Muravyev, Alexander; Talavera, Oleksandr - 2010

This paper takes advantage of a recent policy experiment in Ukraine's secondary education system to study the effect of stricter requirements for proficiency in the state language on linguistic minority students' demand for, as well as opportunities to pursue, further studies at the university...

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The unaccompanied refugee minors and the Swedish labour market

Çelikaksoy, Aycan; Wadensjö, Eskil - 2015

More unaccompanied refugee children arrive to and get a residence permit in Sweden than in any other country in Europe. The number of children who arrives is increasing fast. The Swedish experiences are therefore of great interest also for other countries. In this paper we study the labour...

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University differences in the graduation of minorities in STEM fields : evidence from California

Arcidiacono, Peter; Aucejo, Esteban; Hotz, Vincent Joseph - 2013

The low number of college graduates with science degrees - particularly among under-represented minorities - is of growing concern. We examine differences across universities in graduating students in different fields. Using student-level data on the University of California system during a...

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Diasporas and conflict

Mariani, Fabio; Mercier, Marion; Verdier, Thierry - 2016

We build a model of conflict in which two groups contest a resource and must decide on the optimal allocation of labor between fighting and productive activities. In this setting, a diaspora emanating from one of the two groups can get actively involved in the conflict by transferring financial...

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