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Determinants of self-employment : the case in Vietnam

Do, Thi Quynh Trang; Duchêne, Gérard - HAL - 2007

The determinants of self-employment are widely studied in the economic literature in recent twenty years. However, in the case of Vietnam where self-employed population takes an important proportion in workforce, it remains an under researched area. By using the data from the Vietnam Household...

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By Choice and by Necessity: Entrepreneurship and Self-Employment in the Developing World

Margolis, David - HAL - 2014

entrepreneurs with well-defined projects and ambitions, roughly two thirds results from individuals having no better alternatives …

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Work, jobs and well-being across the Millennium

Clark, Andrew E. - HAL - 2009

, subjective measures of job quality have mostly bounced back between 1997 and 2005. Overall job satisfaction is higher in 2005 …

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Never the same after the first time: The satisfaction of the second-generation self-employed

Clark, Andrew E.; Colombier, Nathalie; Masclet, David - HAL - 2008

Previous empirical work has shown that the self-employed are generally more satisfied than salaried workers. This paper contributes to the existing literature in two ways. First, using French data from the ECHP and British data from the BHPS, we investigate the domains over which this...

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Entrepreneur, entrepreneuriat (et entreprise) : de quoi s'agit-il ?

Pesqueux, Yvon - HAL - 2014

après avoir questionné la notion d'entrepreneur et d'entrepreneuriat, il sera question de l'extensivité de la figure avec la référence actuelle à l'entrepreneur institutionnel et à l'entrepreneur social.

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Return migrants : The rise of new entrepreneurs in rural China

Démurger, Sylvie; Xu, Hui - HAL - 2011

This paper analyzes return migrants' occupational choice upon their return to their home village, by using an original rural household survey conducted in Wuwei county (Anhui province, China) in 2008. We apply two complementary approaches : a horizontal comparative analysis of occupational...

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Financial Development, Entrepreneurship, and Job Satisfaction

Bianchi, Milo - HAL - 2012

This paper shows that utility differences between the self-employed and employees increase with financial development. This effect is not explained by increased profits but by an increased value of non-monetary benefits, in particular job independence. We interpret these findings by building a...

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Entrepreneurship and Rent-Seeking Behavior

Dejardin, Marcus - HAL - 2011

entrepreneurs between different types of economic projects, namely between innovative entrepreneurship and rent-seeking, as well as … entrepreneurship and rent-seeking behavior. It comprises the introduction of employed concepts, the discussion of the allocation of … the explicative factors of the allocation. Interactions between entrepreneurship, rent-seeking and growth are considered …

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Entrepreneurship and Culture

Thurik, Roy; Dejardin, Marcus - HAL - 2012

role. In this paper, we give examples of various theories on the relationship between cultural values and entrepreneurship …

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ACHIEVING LEGITIMACY IN ENTREPRENEURSHIP EDUCATION: A CASE STUDY

Lefebvre, Miruna Radu; Redien-Collot, Renaud - HAL - 2012

entrepreneurship. Management and entrepreneurship education strive both for academic and market legitimacies. We think entrepreneurship … emphasizing the institutionalization of entrepreneurial mindset in French entrepreneurship higher education. …

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