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Risk attitudes of nascent entrepreneurs–new evidence from an experimentally validated survey

Caliendo, Marco; Fossen, Frank; Kritikos, Alexander - In: Small Business Economics 32 (2009) 2, pp. 153-167

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Start-ups by the unemployed: characteristics, survival and direct employment effects

Caliendo, Marco; Kritikos, Alexander - In: Small Business Economics 35 (2010) 1, pp. 71-92

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Start-up subsidies for the unemployed: Long-term evidence and effect heterogeneity

Caliendo, Marco; Künn, Steffen - In: Journal of Public Economics 95 (2011) 3, pp. 311-331

Turning unemployment into self-employment has become an increasingly important part of active labor market policies (ALMP) in many OECD countries. Germany is a good example where the spending on start-up subsidies for the unemployed accounted for nearly 17% of the total spending on ALMP in 2004....

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Entrepreneurship, innovation, and human flourishing

Henrekson, Magnus - In: Small Business Economics 43 (2014) 3, pp. 511-528

(Phelps <CitationRef CitationID="CR67">2013</CitationRef>) as inspiration to discuss innovation and entrepreneurship. The book … achieved through a purposeless quest for wealth and material consumption, but rather through adventure, entrepreneurship, and … entrepreneurship are not merely the keys to economic growth, but to life satisfaction as well. This essay discusses topics in …

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Personality characteristics and the decisions to become and stay self-employed

Caliendo, Marco; Fossen, Frank; Kritikos, Alexander - In: Small Business Economics 42 (2014) 4, pp. 787-814

Based on a large, representative German household panel, we investigate to what extent the personality of individuals influences the entry decision into and the exit decision from self-employment. We reveal that some traits, such as openness to experience, extraversion, and risk tolerance affect...

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Entrepreneurship and the theory of taxation

Henrekson, Magnus; Sanandaji, Tino - In: Small Business Economics 37 (2011) 2, pp. 167-185

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Entrepreneurship and second-best institutions: going beyond Baumol’s typology

Douhan, Robin; Henrekson, Magnus - In: Journal of Evolutionary Economics 20 (2010) 4, pp. 629-643

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Israel M. Kirzner: An Outstanding Austrian Contributor to the Economics of Entrepreneurship

Douhan, Robin; Eliasson, Gunnar; Henrekson, Magnus - In: Small Business Economics 29 (2007) 1, pp. 213-223

Israel M. Kirzner is the 2006 winner of The International Award for Entrepreneurship and Small Business Research. In … this essay, we present and evaluate his main contributions to the economics of entrepreneurship. The focus is on how … crucial role of entrepreneurship and the individual entrepreneur has become visible to a much broader audience. Copyright …

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Trust, positive reciprocity, and negative reciprocity: Do these traits impact entrepreneurial dynamics?

Caliendo, Marco; Fossen, Frank; Kritikos, Alexander - In: Journal of Economic Psychology 33 (2012) 2, pp. 394-409

Experimental evidence reveals that there is a strong willingness to trust and to act in both positively and negatively reciprocal ways. So far it is rarely analyzed whether these variables of social cognition influence everyday decision making behavior. We focus on entrepreneurs who are...

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Taxation, Labor Market Policy and High-Impact Entrepreneurship

Henrekson, Magnus; Johansson, Dan; Stenkula, Mikael - In: Journal of Industry, Competition and Trade 10 (2010) 3, pp. 275-296

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