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What Is the Value of Entrepreneurship? A Review of Recent Research

Praag, Mirjam van; Versloot, Peter H. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2007

This paper examines to what extent recent empirical evidence can collectively and systematically substantiate the claim that entrepreneurship has important economic value. Hence, a systematic review is provided that answers the question: What is the contribution of entrepreneurs to the economy...

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Inclusive Growth: What Future for the European Social Model?

Schmid, Günther - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014

and Income Security (EIS) to strengthen the inclusive function and stabilisation impact of national unemployment insurance …

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Labor Search and Matching in Macroeconomics

Yashiv, Eran - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2007

, selective survey of the literature. Four fundamental questions are explored: how are unemployment, job vacancies, and employment …

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Uncertainty and the Politics of Employment Protection

Vindigni, Andrea - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2008

workers. The model described provides some new insights on the comparative dynamics of labor market institutions in the U …

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Skill-Biased Change in Entrepreneurial Technology

Poschke, Markus - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2010

In contrast to the very large literature on skill-biased technical change among workers, there is hardly any work on the importance of skills for the entrepreneurs who employ those workers, and in particular on their evolution over time. This paper proposes a simple theory of skill-biased change...

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Are Microloans Bad for Growth?

Emerson, Patrick M.; McGough, Bruce - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2010

This paper constructs a two-period overlapping generations model of human capital investment decisions where a microloan program designed to finance entrepreneurial activities is active. It is shown that, in the presence of human capital externalities (social returns to education) there exists a...

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Transition in FSU and sub-Saharan countries: The role of institutions

Laurila, Juhani - EconWPA - 2002

institutions also influences economic growth and the ability of a country to attract trade and foreign direct investment …. Consequently, when institutions of FSU and sub-Saharan countries develop to the point they become attractive to traders and … commit credibly to increasing capacities of their state institutions with a view to supporting property-based rule of law and …

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Growth, Colonization, and Institutional Development: In and Out of Africa

Bertocchi, Graziella - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2011

This essay investigates the determinants of the growth performance of Africa. I start by illustrating a broader research agenda which accounts not only for basic economic and demographic factors, but also for the role of history and institutional development. After reporting results from...

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Thresholds in the Process of International Financial Integration

Kose, M. Ayhan; Prasad, Eswar; Taylor, Ashley D. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2009

The financial crisis has re-ignited the fierce debate about the merits of financial globalization and its implications for growth, especially for developing countries. The empirical literature has not been able to conclusively establish the presumed growth benefits of financial integration....

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Counting chickens when they hatch: The short-term effect of aid on growth

Clemens, Michael A.; Radelet, Steven; Bhavnani, Rikhil - EconWPA - 2004

recipient's level of income or quality of institutions and policies; we find that short-impact aid causes growth, on average … with stronger institutions or longer life expectancies (better health). We also find a significant negative relationship …

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