/her reliance on alternative sources of knowledge for exploring new business opportunities. The extant literature that is at the … crossroads between sources of knowledge and the experiential and intellectual base of an entrepreneur (i.e., dimensions of his …/her human capital) suggests that it is through experience and through education that an entrepreneur obtains knowledge. Using …

general as well as in technology- and knowledge-intensive subsectors. We compare Germany and Portugal which exhibit, though EU … indicate that the skill composition has different effects on firm entry in the two countries. More specifically, for Portugal …

impact of immigration on entrepreneurial activity. Immigrants, we hypothesize, facilitate innovation and entrepreneurship by … immigrants (even if they are not self-employed) may prove to be areas in which entrepreneurship and innovation are easier to …

between technically trained founders and employees who have business skills. This suggests that the innovation potential of …

We present a novel theory that immigrants facilitate innovation and entrepreneurship by being willing and able to … observationally equivalent natives. Areas with large numbers of immigrants may therefore lead to more entrepreneurship and innovation …

workers at the firm. Additional H-1Bs have insignificant and at most modest effects on firm innovation. More general evidence …

explained by business dynamics, innovation, human capital and the level of entrepreneurship in each region. Findings The results …. In addition, the stock of human capital and the promotion of innovation act as catalysts for the productive efficiency of … businesses must also be oriented towards sectors that promote technological innovation and with the objective to reach an …