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Guo, Liwen; Cheng, Zhiming; Tani, Massimiliano; Cook, Sarah - 2022

We examine the causal effect of air pollution on an individual's propensity for entrepreneurship in China. Our preferred model, which employs an instrumental variable approach to address endogeneity arising from sorting into entrepreneurship and locational choices, suggests that exposure to...

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Air Pollution and Entrepreneurship

Guo, Liwen; Cheng, Zhiming; Tani, Massimiliano; Cook, Sarah - 2022

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Does College Education Reduce Small Business Failure?

Asoni, Andrea; Sanandaji, Tino - 2014

We estimate the effect of college education on business survival using the NLSY79. The endogeneity of both education and business ownership is accounted for by a competing risks duration model augmented with a college selection equation. Contrary to the previous literature, we fi nd no effect of...

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Stock option taxation: A missing piece in European innovation policy?

Henrekson, Magnus; Sanandaji, Tino - 2017

Venture capital has become a dominant form of innovation finance, used by many high-tech startups. Europe lags the U …

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Schumpeterian entrepreneurship in Europe compared to other industrialized regions

Henrekson, Magnus; Sanandaji, Tino - 2017

-impact Schumpeterian entrepreneurship relative to the U.S. Once we account for Europe's strong performance in technological innovation, an …

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Knowledge based firms from Central and East European countries: A comparative overview of case studies

Woodward, Richard; Yörük, Deniz Eylem; Radosevic, Slavo - 2011

This paper focuses on knowledge-based entrepreneurship, or new firm creation in industries which are considered to be … studies of thirteen knowledge-based firms in six ECE countries, we suggest that KBE firms in these countries may differ in … some important ways from the conventional picture of new technology based firms. In general, we see the ECE knowledge …

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Knowledge-intensive entrepreneurship and opportunities in two Polish industries

Woodward, Richard; Wojnicka, Elçzbieta; Pander, Wojciech - 2012

Following the broad overview of knowledge-intensive entrepreneurship (KIE), or new firm creation in industries … (Woodward et al., 2012), this working paper presents an analysis of two Sectoral Innovation Systems (Malerba, 2002) in the … role of "knowledge customizers" rather than "knowledge creators"; in an international comparison, even with other post …

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Innovation systems and knowledge-intensive enterpreneurship: A country case study of Poland

Woodward, Richard; Wojnicka, Elçzbieta; Pander, Wojciech - 2012

Innovation System, and then focus on KIE itself. Our findings are perhaps more optimistic than many previous studies of knowledge …This study surveys the current state of affairs in Poland with regard to the development of knowledge … which universities are playing a significant role as partners for firms in the innovation process has increased …

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Stock option taxation and venture capital activity: A cross-country comparison

Henrekson, Magnus; Sanandaji, Tino - 2016

One response to uncertainty and transactions costs in VC-finance is to compensate founders (and other key personnel) with stock options under complex contracts. Entrepreneurs are granted stock options contingent on firm performance, vesting and other criteria. While most countries tax stock...

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Superentrepreneurship in Europe Compared to Other Industrialised Regions

Henrekson, Magnus; Sanandaji, Tino - 2014

strong performance in technological innovation. …

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