segregate into low-return industries and avoid entrepreneurship altogether. In this paper, we present a model of female … entrepreneurship and rule of law that predicts that women will only start businesses when they have both formal legal protection and …

components to entrepreneurship - "opportunity" and "necessity" - the latter of which is mostly counter-cyclical. Although there … is some agreement on the conceptual distinction between these two factors driving entrepreneurship, there is little … opportunity versus necessity entrepreneurship based on the entrepreneur's prior work status (i.e. based on previous unemployment …

. Such frictions can help explain part of the gender gap in entrepreneurship, and also have implications for how to design …

We study the effects of ability and liquidity constraints on entrepreneurship. We develop a three sector Roy model that … on entry into entrepreneurship. The model predicts--and the data confirm--that entrepreneurs are positively selected on … positively selected on collateral, but other self-employed are not; and entrepreneurship is procyclical, but self-employment is …

Angel investor tax credits are used globally to spur high-growth entrepreneurship. Exploiting the staggered … have large positive effects, raising concerns about using investor subsidies to promote entrepreneurship …

documents the evolving roles of innovation and entrepreneurship in the energy sector. First, we provide an overview of the …