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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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010320292
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Entrepreneurship and Public Policy
Henrekson, Magnus; Stenkula, Mikael - 2011
Public policy is currently shifting from SME policy towards entrepreneurship policy, which supports entrepreneurship … public policy affects the prevalence and performance of both productive entrepreneurship and so-called high …-impact entrepreneurship in turn. Although varying contexts and economic systems make prescribing a general panacea impossible, a number of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014204711
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The rise and decline of industrial foundations as controlling owners of Swedish listed firms : the role of tax incentives
Henrekson, Magnus; Johansson, Dan; Stenkula, Mikael - In: Scandinavian economic history review 68 (2020) 2, pp. 170-191
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012256431
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Using Self-employment as Proxy for Entrepreneurship: Some Empirical Caveats
Bjuggren, Carl Magnus; Johansson, Dan; Stenkula, Mikael - Institutet för Näringslivsforskning (IFN) - 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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008511660
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Entrepreneurship and Public Policy
Henrekson, Magnus; Stenkula, Mikael - Institutet för Näringslivsforskning (IFN) - 2009
Public policy is currently shifting from SME policy towards entrepreneurship policy, which supports entrepreneurship … public policy affects the prevalence and performance of both productive entrepreneurship and so-called high …-impact entrepreneurship in turn. Although varying contexts and economic systems make prescribing a general panacea impossible, a number of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008677920
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Taxation, Labor Market Policy and High-Impact Entrepreneurship
Henrekson, Magnus; Johansson, Dan; Stenkula, Mikael - Institutet för Näringslivsforskning (IFN) - 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/10008605950
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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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010320167
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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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010320252
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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. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010320262
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Taxation and Entrepreneurship in a Welfare State
Stenkula, Mikael - 2009
Does tax policy affect the rate of self-employment in a modern welfare state? This question is analyzed empirically based on Swedish data for the entire post-war period. Available tax data indicate that payroll taxes have had a negative influence on the unincorporated rate of self-employment,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010320285