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Does self-employment increase the economic well-being of low-skilled workers?

Lofstrom, Magnus - In: Small Business Economics 40 (2013) 4, pp. 933-952

Low-skilled workers do not fare well in today’s skill intensive economy and their opportunities continue to diminish. Utilizing data from the survey of income and program participation, this paper provides an analysis of the economic returns to business ownership among low-skilled workers and...

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African Americans’ pursuit of self-employment

Lofstrom, Magnus; Bates, Timothy - In: Small Business Economics 40 (2013) 1, pp. 73-86

We examine causes of black/white gaps in self-employment entry rates in the United States by recognizing that industry context heavily shapes impacts of owner resource endowments on the likelihood of successful entry. Barriers to entry, briefly stated, are high in some lines of business and low...

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Latina entrepreneurship

Lofstrom, Magnus; Bates, Timothy - In: Small Business Economics 33 (2009) 4, pp. 427-439

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Low-skilled immigrant entrepreneurship

Lofstrom, Magnus - In: Review of Economics of the Household 9 (2011) 1, pp. 25-44

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Did the 2007 Legal Arizona Workers Act Reduce the State's Unauthorized Immigrant Population?

Bohn, Sarah; Lofstrom, Magnus; Raphael, Steven - In: The Review of Economics and Statistics 96 (2014) 2, pp. 258-269

We test for an effect of Arizona's 2007 Legal Arizona Workers Act (LAWA) on the proportion of the state's population characterized as noncitizen Hispanic. We use the synthetic control method to select a group of states against which Arizona's population trends can be compared. We document a...

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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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Why Have Lending Programs Targeting Disadvantaged Small Business Borrowers Achieved So Little Success in the United States?

Bates, Timothy; Lofstrom, Magnus; Servon, Lisa J. - In: Economic Development Quarterly 25 (2011) 3, pp. 255-266

Small business lending programs designed to move disadvantaged low-income people into business ownership have been difficult to implement successfully in the U.S. context. Based in part on the premise that financing requirements are an entry barrier limiting the ability of aspiring entrepreneurs...

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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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