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>entrepreneurial economy</I>. In particular, the empirical evidence provides consistent support that (1) the role of entrepreneurship has …, ranging from the demise of the communist system, increased globalization, new competition for multinational firms and higher … may be that the current approach to entrepreneurship policy is misguided. The priority should not be on entrepreneurship …
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This paper describes the origins of the logistic function, its adoption in bio-assay, and its wider acceptance in statistics. Its roots spread far back to the early 19th century; the survival of the term logistic and the wide application of the device have been determined decisively by the...
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This paper starts with a brief description of the introduction of the likelihood approach in econometrics as presented in Cowles Foundation Monographs 10 and 14. A sketch is given of the criticisms on this approach mainly from the first group of Bayesian econometricians. Publication and citation...
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After a brief description of the first Bayesian steps into econometrics in the 1960s and early 70s, publication and citation patterns are analyzed in ten major econometric journals until 2012. The results indicate that journals which contain both theoretical and applied papers, such as Journal...
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This discussion paper resulted in an article in <I>Management Science</I>. Volume 59 issue 7, pages 1514-1528.<P> This paper reports on a field experiment conducted to estimate the impact of the share of women in business teams on their performance. Teams consisting of undergraduate students in business...</p></i>
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We extend Lazear’s theory of skills variety and entrepreneurship in three directions. First, we provide a theoretical … commercial value. Our findings support the notion that entrepreneurship can be learned. …
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The spatial activity patterns of firms in a multi-regional system are closely connected with the structure and evolution of regional labour markets. Based on an extensive data set (cross-section) on commuting flows in Germany, this paper aims to identify the relationship between entrepreneurial...
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-averse peoplemight be suited to entrepreneurship; and it may also help explain why prior researchhas generated mixed evidence about the … effects of risk aversion on selection into entrepreneurship. …
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countries. First, the concepts of uncertainty and risk are elaborated, as well as theirrelevance for entrepreneurship. Second … (uncertaintyavoidance) may have a diverging impact on entrepreneurship. Possibly, a climate of uncertainty avoidancein large organizations …, suggesting that risingopportunity costs of entrepreneurship are the dominant perception in this cultural environment. In a …
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There is no robust empirical support for the effect of financial incentives on the decision to work in selfemploymentrather than as a wage earner. In the literature, this is seen as a puzzle. We offer a focus on theopportunity cost, i.e. the wages given up as an employee. Information on income...
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