that entrepreneurship has important economic value. Hence, a systematic review is provided that answers the question: What … 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 …

This paper investigates whether the presence of ambitious entrepreneurs is a more important determinant of national … economic growth than entrepreneurial activity in general. We use data from the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor to test the … extent to which high growth ambitions of entrepreneurs affect GDP growth for a sample of 36 countries. Our results suggest …

entrepreneurs? According to the logic of economic models of firm dynamics there is no reason to re-enter into entrepreneurship …Why should individuals that have exited their firm consider re-entering into entrepreneurship, i.e. become renascent …

This paper argues that globalization has led to a shift in developed countries from an industrial to an entrepreneurial … model of production. Globalization is interpreted as a level shock in the supply of unskilled labor to the world economy, a … varieties which corres-pond to the early stage of the product life cycle. Moreover, because entrepreneurs serve as agents that …

This exploratory study focuses on the conversion from nascent to actual entrepreneurship and the role of entry barriers … in this process. Using data for a sample of countries partici-pating in the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor between 2002 … and 2004, we estimate a two-equation model explaining the nascent entrepreneurship rate and the young business entre-preneurship …

entrepreneurship. These factors also seem to be responsible for changes in the level of regional new business formation. In addition …