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-rational modes underlie both the erratic perturbations of entrepreneurship and the systematic waves of diffusion they initiate which … possible by financial intermediation. They imply asymmetric changes in individual welfare. The markets for entrepreneurship …
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It is frequently argued that policymakers should target high-tech firms, i.e., firms with high R&D intensity, because such firms are considered more innovative and therefore potential fast-growers. This argument relies on the assumption that the association among high-tech status, innovativeness...
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Taxation theory rarely takes entrepreneurship into consideration. We discuss how this omission affects conclusions … entrepreneurship often omitted by standard capital taxation theory are incorporated into the analysis. This includes the lack of a well …. When unique attributes of entrepreneurship are taken into account, some major conclusions of capital taxation models no …
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Can educational institutions explain occupational choice between wage employment and entrepreneurship? This paper … is more likely to enter into entrepreneurship. In the theoretical model proposed, abilities are an outcome of talent and …
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We construct a model where incumbents can either acquire basic innovations from entrepreneurs, or wait and acquire developed innovations from entrepreneurial firms supported by venture capitalists. We show that venture-backed entrepreneurial firms have an incentive to overinvest in development...
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This paper makes use of individual data for 2004 to 2008 on owners of closely-held businesses in Sweden to estimate the role of both tax and non-tax determinants in the choice to be a closely-held corporation vs. a proprietorship. While lower-income individuals face relatively neutral...
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Many governments promote small businesses for the dual reasons of fostering ‘breakthrough’ innovations and employment growth. In this paper we study the effects of tax and subsidy policies on entrepreneurs’ choice of riskiness of an innovation project and on their mode of commercializing...
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Existing studies of entrepreneurship focus on entrepreneurs whose individual contribution to wealth creation is …
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I investigate the effect of human capital on entrepreneurship using the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth - 1979. I … robust to controlling for selection into entrepreneurship and selection into college. …
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supply into productive, unproductive or destructive activities. However, entrepreneurship is not only influenced by … institutions is examined in this paper. Entrepreneurs affect institutions in at least three ways. Entrepreneurship abiding by … entrepreneurship. As business entrepreneurship, innovative political activity may be productive or unproductive, depending on the …
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