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Crémer, Jacques; Garicano, Luis; Prat, Andrea - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2004

A code is a technical language that members of an organization learn in order to communicate among themselves and with members of other organizations. What are the features of an optimal code and how does it interact with the characteristics of the organization? This Paper develops a simple...

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Smithian Growth through Creative Organization

Legros, Patrick; Newman, Andrew; Proto, Eugenio - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2006

We consider an endogenous growth model in which appropriate organization fosters innovation, but because of contractibility problems, this benefit cannot be internalized. The organizational design element we focus on is the division of labour, which as Adam Smith argued, facilitates invention by...

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The Flattening Firm and Product Market Competition

Guadalupe, Maria; Wulf, Julie - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2009

This paper establishes a causal effect of product market competition on various characteristics of organizational design. Using a unique panel dataset on firm hierarchies of large U.S. firms (1986-1999) and a quasi-natural experiment (trade liberalization), we find that increasing competition...

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Entrepreneurship: Origins and Returns

Berglann, Helge; Moen, Espen R; Roed, Knut; Skogstrøm, … - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2009

We examine the origins and outcome of entrepreneurship on the basis of exceptionally comprehensive Norwegian matched … worker-firm-owner data. In contrast to most existing studies, our notion of entrepreneurship not only comprises self …-employment, but also employment in partly self-owned limited liability firms. Based on this extended entrepreneurship concept, we find …

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Perceptions, Expectations, and Entrepreneurship: The Role of Extreme Events

Brück, Tilman; Llussá, Fernanda; Tavares, José - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2010

We provide, for the first time, comparative evidence of the impact of various types of extreme events – natural disasters, terrorism, and violent conflicts – on the perceptions of entrepreneurs concerning some key entrepreneurial issues – such as fear of failure in starting a business...

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Lobbying on Entry

Perotti, Enrico C; Volpin, Paolo - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2004

We develop a model of endogenous lobby formation in which wealth inequality and political accountability undermine entry and financial development. Incumbents seek a low level of effective investor protection to prevent potential entrants from raising capital. They succeed because they can...

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Trade and Entrepreneurship with Heterogeneous Workers

Oyama, Daisuke; Sato, Yasuhiro; Tabuchi, Takatoshi; … - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2007

individuals on the formation of entrepreneurship in a two-country occupation choice model. We show that trade opening gives rise …

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Tax Policy, Venture Capital and Entrepreneurship

Keuschnigg, Christian; Nielsen, Soren Bo - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2000

an entrepreneurial sector, the Paper investigates the effects of taxes on the equilibrium level of entrepreneurship and …

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Where Do Firms Incorporate?

Becht, Marco; Mayer, Colin; Wagner, Hannes - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2006

Over the last few years, a series of rulings by the European Court of Justice (ECJ) has opened up the European Union to cross-border mobility in incorporation. In this paper we explore how deregulation and the costs of regulation have affected the location decisions of firms. Using a newly...

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How and Why Does Knowledge Spill Over? The Case of Biotechnology

Audretsch, David B; Stephan, Paula E - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1998

This paper sheds light on the questions, Why does knowledge spill over? and How does knowledge spill over? The answer to these questions lies in the incentives confronting scientists to appropriate the expected value of their knowledge considered in the context of their path-dependent career...

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