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Germany experienced a unique rise in the level of self-employment in the first two decades following unification. Applying the non-linear Blinder-Oaxaca decomposition technique, we find that the main factors driving these changes in the overall level of self-employment are demographic...
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When possible income tax reforms are debated, the suspected impact on entrepreneurship is often used as an argument in … entrepreneurship based on microeconometric research have not been provided by the literature, however. This paper estimates the ex …
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Entrepreneurship is a local and dynamic phenomenon. We jointly investigate spatial spillovers and time persistence of … regional new business formation. Using panel data from all 402 German counties for 1996-2011, we estimate dynamic spatial panel … persistence of start-up activity, especially in the high-tech industry. This indicates that entrepreneurship is deeply rooted in …
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hypotheses, we use household survey panel data for Germany eliciting the personal wealth composition in detail in 2002, 2007, and … selectioninto entrepreneurship, we use changes in entry regulation into skilled trades. Estimation results are consistent with the …
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As the policy debate on entrepreneurship increasingly centers on firm growth in terms of job creation, it is important …
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unique data set at the industry level, we mostly find correlations that are consistent with counter-cyclical influences of …
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entrepreneurs with the traits of potential entrepreneurs. Based on a simple theoretical model estimated with GSOEP data and analyzed …
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This paper studies gender discrimination against entrepreneurs by financial institutions. Based on the Business Environment and Enterprise Performance Survey (BEEPS) that covers firms in several countries of Western Europe as well as in the transition countries of Eastern Europe, our analysis...
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Financing entrepreneurship spurs innovation and economic growth. Digital financial platforms that crowdfund equity for …
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, lenders may charge higher interest rates or ration credit supply, which can hamper entrepreneurship. Both aspects of a more … experiment, based on representative household panel data. The results indicate that the insurance effect of a more forgiving … entrepreneurship. …
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