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Foreign Direct Investment and Domestic Entrepreneurship: Blessing or Curse?
Danakol, Seçil Hülya; Estrin, Saul; Reynolds, Paul; … - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2014
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. …
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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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005079007
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Liquidity Constraints and Entrepreneurial Performance
Hvide, Hans K; Møen, Jarle - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2007
If entrepreneurs are liquidity constrained and cannot borrow to operate on an efficient scale, those with more personal wealth should do better than those with less wealth. We investigate this hypothesis using a unique datset from Norway. Consistent with liquidity constraints being present, we...
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Entrepreneurial Entry: Which Institutions Matter?
Aidis, Ruta; Estrin, Saul; Mickiewicz, Tomasz - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2009
In this paper we explore the relationship between the individual decision to become an entrepreneur and the institutional context. We pinpoint the critical roles of property rights and the size of the state sector for entrepreneurial activity and test the relationships empirically by combining...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005792210
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Out of Sight, Out of Mind: Migration, Entrepreneurship and Social Capital
Wahba, Jackline; Zenou, Yves - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2009
The aim of this paper is to investigate whether return migrants are more likely to become entrepreneurs than non-migrants. We develop a theoretical search model that puts forward the trade off faced by returnees since overseas migration provides an opportunity for human and physical capital...
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Entrepreneurial Innovations, Entrepreneurship Policy and Globalization
Douhan, Robin; Norbäck, Pehr-Johan; Persson, Lars - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2010
What explains the world-wide trend of pro-entrepreneurial policies? We study entrepreneurial policy in a lobbying model taking into account the conflict of interest between entrepreneurs and incumbents. It is shown that international market integration leads to more pro-entrepreneurial policies....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008530366
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And the Winner Is--Acquired: Entrepreneurship as a Contest with Acquisition as the Prize
Henkel, Joachim; Rønde, Thomas; Wagner, Marcus - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2010
R&D incentives of new entrants to a market may be shaped by the prospects of being acquired by an incumbent. In this paper, we analyze a two-stage innovation game between one incumbent and a large number of entrants. In the first stage, firms compete to develop innovations of high quality. They...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008784763
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Can Unemployment Insurance Spur Entrepreneurial Activity?
Hombert, Johan; Schoar, Antoinette S; Sraer, David; … - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2014
business. We study whether this reform affects the composition of people who are drawn into entrepreneurship. New firms started …
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Entrepreneurship, State Economic Development Policy, and the Entrepreneurial University
Audretsch, David B; Phillips, Ronnie - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2007
entrepreneurship into state economic development and incubate entrepreneurial companies. Regional entrepreneurship policy is a new … with the needs and expertise of private industry to accelerate entrepreneurship and economic growth. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005114145
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Cultural diversity and entrepreneurship in England and Wales
Hardy, Daniel; Rodriguez-Pose, Andres - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2014
populations. First, more that demonstrating the importance of cultural diversity for entrepreneurship, we show that the type of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011083888