is the contribution of entrepreneurs to the economy in comparison to non-entrepreneurs? We study the relative … contribution of entrepreneurs to the economy based on four measures that have most widely been studied empirically. Hence, we … answer the question: What is the contribution of entrepreneurs to (i) employment generation and dynamics, (ii) innovation …

the cases of spin-offs and habitual entrepreneurs. The subject of unemployment-driven entrepreneurship is also explored … chances, while more general forms of human capital may help inexperienced entrepreneurs overcome the barrier posed by the …

This paper investigates whether the presence of ambitious entrepreneurs is a more important determinant of national … extent to which high growth ambitions of entrepreneurs affect GDP growth for a sample of 36 countries. Our results suggest …

varieties which corres-pond to the early stage of the product life cycle. Moreover, because entrepreneurs serve as agents that … profit benefit entrepre-neurs and skilled labor. By contrast, factors of production employed in the mature stages of the life …

We analyse the decision to become an entrepreneur by either taking over an established business or starting a new … entrepreneurs' entry mode... …

entrepreneurs? According to the logic of economic models of firm dynamics there is no reason to re-enter into entrepreneurship …