We extend Lazear’s theory of skills variety and entrepreneurship in three directions. First, we provide a theoretical … being a generalist does not seem to be important in this regard. Finally, we find that innovation positively moderates the … commercial value. Our findings support the notion that entrepreneurship can be learned. …

of McDonald's restaurants as a novel instrument for immigration. The results confirm that innovation is clearly a … particular geographic areas may boost the creation of new ideas, knowledge spillovers, entrepreneurship, and economic growth. In … this paper we measure the impact of the size, skills, and diversity of immigration on the innovativeness of host regions …

claim that entrepreneurship has important economic value. Hence, a systematic review is provided that answers the question … answer the question: What is the contribution of entrepreneurs to (i) employment generation and dynamics, (ii) innovation …, and (iii) productivity and growth, relative to the contributions of the entrepreneurs’ counterparts, i.e., the ‘control …

-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. …

Total factor productivity of twenty OECD countries for a recent period (1971-2002) is explained using six different … models based on the established literature. Traditionally, entrepreneurship is not dealt with in these models. In the present … paper it is shown that – when this variable is added - in all models there is a significant influence of entrepreneurship …

Eurobarometer survey on Entrepreneurship” covering the 25 European Union member states and the United States. The most surprising of …

estimated likelihood and willingness to become an entrepreneur. See also the 'Handbook of Innovation and Entrepreneurship …Parker and Van Praag (2009) showed, based on theory, that the group status of the profession ‘entrepreneurship’ shapes … consequences of the group status of a profession, entrepreneurship in particular. If the group status of entrepreneurship is …