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We model entrepreneurship and the emergence of firms as a result of simultaneous bidding for labor services among heterogeneousagents. Unique to our approach is that occupational choices, jobmatching and organizational forms are determined simultaneously, sothat the opportunity costs of...
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We develop a new perspective on the boundary of the firm that is consistent with the empirical observation that the share of entrepreneurs first decreases and then increases in the course of economic development. Existing theory based on transaction costs is difficult to relate to these...
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We study a unique sample of 1,547 nascent entrepreneurs in Germany and analyze which factors are associated with their self-reported satisfaction regarding their start-up. Our study identifies a new facet of procedural utility and offers new insights about the motivations and goals of nascent...
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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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Venture capital has become a dominant form of innovation finance, used by many high-tech startups. Europe lags the U …
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-impact Schumpeterian entrepreneurship relative to the U.S. Once we account for Europe's strong performance in technological innovation, an …
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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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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 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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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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