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Using Self-employment as Proxy for Entrepreneurship: Some Empirical Caveats

Bjuggren, Carl Magnus; Johansson, Dan; Stenkula, Mikael - 2010

Research on entrepreneurship has received an increased amount of interest in recent years, with self-employment being … used as the most common proxy for "entrepreneurship" in empirical studies. However, there are various ways of defining self …

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Entrepreneurial experimentation: A key function in entrepreneurial systems of innovation

Lindholm-Dahlstrand, Åsa; Andersson, Martin; Carlsson, Bo - 2017

entrepreneurial experimentation comprises both "technical" and "market" experimentation, and that entrepreneurship must be …

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Are High-Growth Firms Overrepresented in High-Tech Industries?

Daunfeldt, Sven-Olov; Elert, Niklas; Johansson, Dan - 2015

It is frequently argued that policymakers should target high-tech firms, i.e., firms with high R&D intensity, because such firms are considered more innovative and therefore potential fast-growers. This argument relies on the assumption that the association among high-tech status, innovativeness...

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Local Competitiveness Fostered through Local Institutions for Entrepreneurship

Andersson, Martin; Henrekson, Magnus - 2014

We review and assess the role local institutional framework conditions play in fostering local entrepreneurship. The … basic premise is that entrepreneurship is a central driver of economic renewal and change, and that institutions affect both … the supply and direction of entrepreneurship. While local institutions always develop and operate against the backdrop of …

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Gazelles as Job Creators: A Survey and Interpretation of the Evidence

Henrekson, Magnus; Johansson, Dan - 2008

It is often claimed that small and young firms account for a disproportionately large share of net employment growth. We conduct a meta analysis of the empirical evidence regarding whether net employment growth rather is generated by a few rapidly growing firms - so-called Gazelles - that are...

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Characteristics and Performance of New Firms and Spinoffs in Sweden

Andersson, Martin; Klepper, Steven - 2012

We analyze the rate of formation, the characteristics, and the performance of different types of new firms in Sweden over a decade. Comparisons to Denmark, Brazil, and the U.S. suggest that the environment for new firm formation in Sweden is not markedly different than elsewhere. In line with...

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Competencies and Institutions Fostering High-growth Firms

Henrekson, Magnus; Johansson, Dan - 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 - 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. …

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Firm Growth, Institutions and Structural Transformation

Henrekson, Magnus; Johansson, Dan - 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 to...

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The rise and decline of private foundations as controlling owners of Swedish listed firms: The role of tax incentives

Henrekson, Magnus; Johansson, Dan; Stenkula, Mikael - 2019

Private foundations became a vehicle for the corporate control of large listed firms in Sweden during the post-war era, but in the 1990s, they were replaced by wealthy individuals who either directly own controlling blocks or who own them through holding companies. We study potential...

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