Purpose – The purpose of this editorial is to introduce the Journal of Entrepreneurship and Public Policy ( JEPP ). Design/methodology/approach – The paper outlines the primary objectives of JEPP . Findings – JEPP was created to encourage and disseminate quality research about the vital...

Lieberman and Montgomery note that "...we see benefits from linking empirical findings on first-mover advantages with the complementary stream of research on the resource-based view of the firm" (1998, p. 1111); they suggest that such a link will help explain differences in firm performance....

This study uses Wortman's Rural Economic Development Zones (Wortman, 1990a) and more recent work by Lyons (2002) as a point of departure to demonstrate entrepreneurship development suited to rural locations. We describe the current literature and rural electric cooperatives. Using a case method...

This article addresses a public policy question: Does state government regulation foster or deter economic development? The authors estimate a system of simultaneous equations for income growth, regulation growth, and growth in the number of new enterprises. It is found that regulation does not...

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Examining the economics of entrepreneurship from the perspectives of productive versus unproductive entrepreneurial behavior and the role of institutions in economic outcomes, the authors in this book seek to advance the research on institutions by providing a simple framework to analyze the...

This paper examines the determinants of return on equity for microfinance institutions (MFI), an important source of funds for entrepreneurs in developing countries. Recent research indicates that MFIs need to become financially sustainable without relying on external funding. To meet this...

Purpose – The purpose of this editorial is to introduce the Journal of Entrepreneurship and Public Policy (JEPP). Design/methodology/approach – The paper outlines the primary objectives of JEPP. Findings – JEPP was created to encourage and disseminate quality research about the vital...