programs (ALMP) affect the transition rates from unemployment to regular employment and entrepreneurship. We find that the … entrepreneurship hazard is highly responsive with respect to UI incentives, and that the probability of starting up a new business … employment hazard, it has no effect on entrepreneurship. We speculate that this reflects the programs' one-sided focus on job …

"Entrepreneurship, Regional Development and Job Creation: The Case of Portugal" by R. Baptista, V. Escarta and P. Madruga, MPI, # 0605 …, in which the authors conclude (among others) that entrepreneurship creates jobs and reduces unemployment. This extension … will be feasible by estimating the total economy´s entrepreneurship reward for Western European countries and relating it …

We examine the impact of job loss on entrepreneurship behavior in Norway. Our identification strategy relies on the use …