This paper estimates an unobserved components model to explore the macro dynamics of entrepreneurship in Spain and the … US. We ask whether entrepreneurship exhibits hysteresis, defined as a macro dynamic structure in which cyclical … fluctuations have persistent effects on the natural rate of entrepreneurship. We find evidence of hysteresis in Spain, but not the …

The present paper examines the relationship between entrepreneurship, as measured by the variation in business … outlier in regard to the effects of entrepreneurship on unemployment when compared with the OECD average. Although the nature … of entrepreneurship may be different in the Portuguese case, due to a high proportion of "micro-businesses" created for …

impact of business accomplishments and gender on entrepreneurial self-image and explores the definition of entrepreneurship … university alumni associate with self-perceptions of entrepreneurship. Experience as a small business person (founding, running … separate expert panel study are used to rank business accomplishments according to degree of entrepreneur-ship. Results of both …

impact of immigration on entrepreneurial activity. Immigrants, we hypothesize, facilitate innovation and entrepreneurship by … of immigrants (even if they are not self-employed) may prove to be areas in which entrepreneurship and innovation are … beyond traditional perspectives that focus on low-cost immigrant labor or immigrant entrepreneurship. -- immigration …

redistributive gains in the form of better loan terms as network members. -- entrepreneurship ; financiers ; networks ; start …