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The Personal Computer and Entrepreneurship

Fairlie, Robert W. - In: Management Science 52 (2006) 2, pp. 187-203

explore the relationship between computer ownership and entrepreneurship. Trends over the past two decades provide some … evidence of a positive relationship between home computers and entrepreneurship rates, but the evidence is not clear. In … contrast, an analysis of the relationship between computer ownership and entrepreneurship at the individual level provides …

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Hybrid Entrepreneurship

Folta, Timothy B.; Delmar, Frédéric; Wennberg, Karl - In: Management Science 56 (2010) 2, pp. 253-269

In contrast to previous efforts to model an individual's movement from wage work into entrepreneurship, we consider …

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Boosting the Development of Efficient SMEs in the Netherlands

Kierzenkowski, Rafał; Kastaneer, Jochebed - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2014

Entrepreneurship is an important driver of economic growth, job creation and competitiveness. However, the small and … entrepreneurship, there is scope to further reduce administrative burdens. This Working Paper relates to the 2014 OECD Economic Survey …

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Stars and Misfits: Self-Employment and Labor Market Frictions

Åstebro, Thomas; Chen, Jing; Thompson, Peter - In: Management Science 57 (2011) 11, pp. 1999-2017

model. <i>This paper was accepted by Lee Fleming, entrepreneurship and innovation.</i> …

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Cracks in the Melting Pot: Immigration, School Choice, and Segregation

Cascio, Elizabeth U.; Lewis, Ethan G. - In: American Economic Journal: Economic Policy 4 (2012) 3, pp. 91-117

We examine whether low-skilled immigration to the United States has contributed to immigrants' residential isolation by reducing native demand for public schools. We address endogeneity in school demographics using established Mexican settlement patterns in California and use a comparison group...

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The End of Court-Ordered Desegregation

Lutz, Byron - In: American Economic Journal: Economic Policy 3 (2011) 2, pp. 130-68

In response to three Supreme Court rulings in the early 1990s, numerous court-ordered desegregation plans have been terminated. Using a unique dataset and an event study research design, this paper explores the impact of these terminations. The results suggest that termination produces a...

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Immigration and the Neighborhood

Saiz, Albert; Wachter, Susan - In: American Economic Journal: Economic Policy 3 (2011) 2, pp. 169-88

Within metropolitan areas, neighborhoods of growing immigrant settlement are becoming relatively less desirable to natives. We deploy a geographic diffusion model to instrument for the growth of immigrant density in a neighborhood. Our approach deals explicitly with potential unobservable shocks...

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Implementing Anti-discrimination Policies in Statistical Profiling Models

Pope, Devin G.; Sydnor, Justin R. - In: American Economic Journal: Economic Policy 3 (2011) 3, pp. 206-31

How should statistical models used for assigning prices or eligibility be implemented when there is concern about discrimination? In many settings, factors such as race, gender, and age are prohibited. However, the use of variables that correlate with these omitted characteristics (e.g., zip...

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Why Do Skilled Immigrants Struggle in the Labor Market? A Field Experiment with Thirteen Thousand Resumes

Oreopoulos, Philip - In: American Economic Journal: Economic Policy 3 (2011) 4, pp. 148-71

Thousands of randomly manipulated resumes were sent in response to online job postings in Toronto to investigate why immigrants, allowed in based on skill, struggle in the labor market. The study finds substantial discrimination across a variety of occupations towards applicants with foreign...

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Inside the Refrigerator: Immigration Enforcement and Chilling Effects in Medicaid Participation

Watson, Tara - In: American Economic Journal: Economic Policy 6 (2014) 3, pp. 313-38

"Chilling effects" are a popular explanation for low program take-up rates among immigrants, but the effects of an icy policy climate are inherently hard to measure. This paper finds robust evidence that heightened federal immigration enforcement reduces Medicaid participation among children of...

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