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The enable program in the European entrepreneurship policy context
Audretsch, David B.; Grimm, Heike - 2008
This article discusses the Lisbon Agenda from the perspective of entrepreneurship policy. After a brief overview of the … authors illustrate the necessity to promote entrepreneurship in order to foster economic growth in communities and regions. We … community initiatives and demonstrate that a greater focus on entrepreneurship policy could strengthen the Lisbon Strategy and …
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Does self-employment reduce unemployment?
Thurik, A. Roy; Carree, Martin A.; van Stel, André J.; … - 2007
This paper investigates the dynamic relationship between self-employment and unem-ployment rates. On the one hand, high unemployment rates may lead to start-up activity of self-employed individuals (the "refugee" effect). On the other hand, higher rates of self-employment may indicate increased...
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