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This essay argues that the economic contribution of certain firms – be they small, young or rapidly growing – has to be understood in a broader context of creative destruction. Growth of some firms requires contraction and exit of some other firms to free up resources that can be reallocated...
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It is often claimed that small and young firms account for a disproportionately large share of net employment growth. We conduct a meta analysis of the empirical evidence regarding whether net employment growth rather is generated by a few rapidly growing firms – so-called Gazelles – that...
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policies, taxation and the regulation of labor markets. Institutions have far-reaching effects on entrepreneurship, and they … entrepreneurship to the institutional setup it is maintained that in-depth analyses of specific institutions are required in order to … further our understanding of the determinants of entrepreneurial behavior and the economic effects of entrepreneurship. The …
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In this introductory chapter to a collective volume dealing with the political economy of entrepreneurship,* we argue …, based on a suggested unifying framework, that political economy is a fruitful approach to entrepreneurship. The importance … the selected articles also show that the social value of entrepreneurship must be evaluated as it is realized. Three …
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High-growth firms (HGFs) are critical for net job creation and economic growth. We analyze HGFs using the theory of competence blocs, linking firm growth to property rights and the interaction of complementary expertise. Specifically, we discuss how the institutional framework affects the...
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entrepreneurship/small business, public choice and new institutional economics. The entrepreneurial function is shown to depend … influenced by entrepreneurs. A typology of entrepreneurship is developed to further our understanding of the bilateral effects …
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Public policy affects the prevalence and performance of both productive and high-impact entrepreneurship. High …-impact entrepreneurship prospers when knowledge is successfully generated and exploited in the economy. This process depends on complementary …-impact entrepreneurship. …
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Public policy is currently shifting from SME policy towards entrepreneurship policy, which supports entrepreneurship … public policy affects the prevalence and performance of both productive entrepreneurship and so-called high …-impact entrepreneurship in turn. Although varying contexts and economic systems make prescribing a general panacea impossible, a number of …
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Most previous studies have found evidence at the aggregate level that female entrepreneurs underperform relative to their male counterparts. This study conducts a comprehensive test of this finding. The test is conducted on a large Swedish sample of 4200 entrepreneurs (405 females) with 1 to 20...
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The contribution of different-sized businesses to job creation continues to attract policymakers’ attention, however, it has recently been recognized that conclusions about size were confounded with the effect of age. We probe the role of size, controlling for age, by comparing the cohorts of...
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