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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 …
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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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growth. In this paper we study the effects of tax and subsidy policies on entrepreneurs’ choice of riskiness of an innovation … tax system induce entrepreneurs to choose projects with too little risk and this problem arises primarily when … entrepreneurs market their product themselves. When innovations reduce only the fixed costs of production this leads to a …
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Existing studies of entrepreneurship focus on entrepreneurs whose individual contribution to wealth creation is … typically trivial: self-employed persons. This paper investigates entrepreneurs whose individual contribution to wealth creation … kinds of entrepreneurs. We find that the institutions consistent with self-employed entrepreneurs di¤er markedly from the …
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I investigate the effect of human capital on entrepreneurship using the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth - 1979. I … find that individuals with higher measured intelligence and self-confidence are more likely to be entrepreneurs … robust to controlling for selection into entrepreneurship and selection into college. …
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institutions is examined in this paper. Entrepreneurs affect institutions in at least three ways. Entrepreneurship abiding by … supply into productive, unproductive or destructive activities. However, entrepreneurship is not only influenced by … institutions—entrepreneurs often help shape institutions themselves. The bilateral causal relation between entrepreneurs and …
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