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IN SEARCH OF BLACK ENTREPRENEURSHIP: WHY IS THERE A LACK OF ENTREPRENEURIAL ACTIVITY AMONG THE BLACK POPULATION IN SOUTH AFRICA?
PREISENDÖRFER, PETER; BITZ, ANSGAR; BEZUIDENHOUT, FRANS J. - In: Journal of Developmental Entrepreneurship (JDE) 17 (2012) 01, pp. 1250006-1
Compared to other ethnic groups, the black population of South Africa has a low participation rate in entrepreneurship …, merit further investigation with respect to the question of why there is a lack of black entrepreneurship in South Africa. …
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A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF MOTIVATION AND ENTREPRENEURIAL INTENTIONALITY: CHINESE AND AMERICAN PERSPECTIVES
PLANT, ROBERT; REN, JEN - In: Journal of Developmental Entrepreneurship (JDE) 15 (2010) 02, pp. 187-204
In this paper, we compare the intentionality of students in graduate business programs in the United States and China toward becoming entrepreneurs. We utilize Amabile's Work Preference Inventory (WPI) to examine the motivational dimension of entrepreneurial intentionality and the Theory of...
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ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND ECONOMIC GROWTH: AN EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS
SALGADO-BANDA, HÉCTOR - In: Journal of Developmental Entrepreneurship (JDE) 12 (2007) 01, pp. 3-29
This study examines the impact of entrepreneurship on economic growth by using a new variable based on patent data to … proxy for productive entrepreneurship. Data on self-employment is used as an alternative proxy. The study considers 22 OECD … countries and finds a positive relationship between the proposed measure of productive entrepreneurship — degree of …
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ENTREPRENEURSHIP AMONG RUSSIAN IMMIGRANTS IN NORWAY AND THEIR STAY-AT-HOME PEERS
VINOGRADOV, EVGUENI; GABELKO, MARIA - In: Journal of Developmental Entrepreneurship (JDE) 15 (2010) 04, pp. 461-479
relatively large amount of specific human capital, social capital and self-confidence relevant for entrepreneurship. The paper …
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Affirmative action bans and college graduation rates
Hinrichs, Peter - In: Economics of Education Review 42 (2014) C, pp. 43-52
This paper estimates the effects of statewide affirmative action bans on graduation rates within colleges and on the fraction of college entrants who become graduates of selective institutions. On net, affirmative action bans lead to fewer underrepresented minorities becoming graduates of...
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The redistributive equity of affirmative action: Exploring the role of race, socioeconomic status, and gender in college admissions
Francis, Andrew M.; Tannuri-Pianto, Maria - In: Economics of Education Review 31 (2012) 1, pp. 45-55
This paper contributes to research on affirmative action by examining issues of equity in the context of racial quotas in Brazil. We study the experience of the University of Brasilia, which established racial quotas in 2004 reserving 20% of available admissions slots for students who...
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2004 Minority Education Reform and pupil performance in Latvia
Ivlevs, Artjoms; King, Roswitha M. - In: Economics of Education Review 38 (2014) C, pp. 151-166
One quarter of all schoolchildren in Latvia go to the publicly funded minority (predominantly Russian) schools. In 2004, the language of instruction in minority schools was changed from essentially minority language to a composite of 60% Latvian and 40% minority. This paper studies the effects...
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The effect of immigration on the school performance of natives: Cross country evidence using PISA test scores
Brunello, Giorgio; Rocco, Lorenzo - In: Economics of Education Review 32 (2013) C, pp. 234-246
We use aggregate PISA data for 19 countries over the period 2000–2009 to study whether a higher share of immigrant pupils affects the school performance of natives. We find evidence of a negative and statistically significant relationship. The size of the estimated effect is small: doubling...
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The impact of international students on measured learning and standards in Australian higher education
Foster, Gigi - In: Economics of Education Review 31 (2012) 5, pp. 587-600
International students, who are also often from non-English language speaking backgrounds (NESB students), are an important source of revenue for Australian universities. Yet little large-scale evidence exists about their performance once they arrive. Do these students perform worse than other...
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The effect of immigrant concentration in schools on native and immigrant children's reading and math skills
Jensen, Peter; Rasmussen, Astrid Würtz - In: Economics of Education Review 30 (2011) 6, pp. 1503-1515
Using a unique and very rich PISA dataset from Denmark, we show that the immigrant concentration in the school influences reading and math skills for both immigrant children and native children. Overall, children in schools with a high immigrant concentration score lower on reading and math test...
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