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 …

populations. First, more that demonstrating the importance of cultural diversity for entrepreneurship, we show that the type of …

between FDI and entrepreneurship; positive spillovers via dissemination of technology or negative because of crowding out. Our … entrepreneurship in aggregate and intra-industry to be negative. Policies need to consider how to counteract this effect. …

If entrepreneurs are liquidity constrained and cannot borrow to operate on an efficient scale, those with more personal … entrepreneurs from being able to exploit a "hump" in marginal productivity. From the 75th to the 99th percentile returns drops by …

. Obtaining external resources is a central issue for nascent entrepreneurs - people who are in the process of starting new … new dataset of over 900 nascent entrepreneurs with information on financing from conventional sources as well as business …

represent about 70% of all Turkish entrepreneurs in the European Union. We identify the characteristics of self … entrepreneurs fare in the labour market compared to natives. Employing data from the German Socioeconomic Panel 2000 release we find …

disasters, terrorism, and violent conflicts – on the perceptions of entrepreneurs concerning some key entrepreneurial issues … entrepreneurs and their perceptions. Using individual-level data from 43 countries from the period 2002 to 2005, we find that … of entrepreneurial activity in specific circumstances. There is hence scope for entrepreneurs, and policies supporting …

Since the early 1980s, the role and general perception of entrepreneurship and start-up activities has changed … public goods characteristic but it is also uncertain. With that perspective, the role of entrepreneurship is to take on the … over to the start-up firm and therefore entrepreneurship can be expected to have a positive impact on economic performance …