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Is More Entrepreneurship better?
Koellinger, Philipp; Roessler, Christian - Tinbergen Instituut - 2009
specialize and adapt, in order to access complementarities that arise from diverse abilities and access to wealth. We discuss why …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011255927
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The Relation between Economic Development and Business Ownership revisited
Carree, Martin; Stel, André van; Thurik, Roy; … - Tinbergen Instituut - 2007
This paper revisits the two-equation model of Carree, van Stel, Thurik and Wennekers (2002) where deviations from the ‘equilibrium’ rate of business ownership play a central role determining both the growth of business ownership and that of economic development. Two extensions of the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011256128
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What is the Value of Entrepreneurship? A Review of Recent Research
Praag, C. Mirjam van; Versloot, Peter H. - Tinbergen Instituut - 2007
claim that entrepreneurship has important economic value. Hence, a systematic review is provided that answers the question … group’? A fourth type of contribution studied is the role of entrepreneurship in increasing individuals’ utility levels …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011257287
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Unraveling the Shift to the Entrepreneurial Economy
Audretsch, D.B.; Thurik, A.R. - Tinbergen Instituut - 2010
>entrepreneurial economy</I>. In particular, the empirical evidence provides consistent support that (1) the role of entrepreneurship has … may be that the current approach to entrepreneurship policy is misguided. The priority should not be on entrepreneurship …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011257351
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Does Entrepreneurship reduce Unemployment?
Audretsch, D.B.; Carree, M.A.; Thurik, A.R. - Tinbergen Instituut - 2001
knowledge based entrepreneurial activity. Second, knowledge based entrepreneurship positively affects regional economic … particular, our results suggest that innovation efforts have an indirect effect on economic performance via entrepreneurship …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011257436
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Embeddedness of Entrepreneurs in Rural Areas: A Comparative Rough Set Data Analysis
Gulumser, Aliye Ahu; Nijkamp, Peter; Baycan-Levent, Tuzin; … - Tinbergen Instituut - 2009
This study aims to identify the critical factor(s) that determine the embeddedness level (EL) of rural entrepreneurs. In order to achieve this aim, existing applied studies on the embeddedness of entrepreneurs undertaken in different rural areas were systematically collected to create a database...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011256125
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Why the Rich drink more but smoke less: The Impact of Wealth on Health Behaviors
Kippersluis, Hans van; Galama, Titus J. - Tinbergen Instituut - 2013
This discussion paper resulted in the publication 'Wealth and Health Behavior: Testing the Concept of a Health Cost … consumption. The health cost increases with wealth and the degree of unhealthiness, leading wealthier individuals to consume more … wealth groups. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011256703
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Health and Inequality
O'Donnell, Owen; Doorslaer, Eddy Van; Ourti, Tom Van - Tinbergen Instituut - 2013
income (wealth) does have a causal impact on health in adulthood is weak. But this may simply reflect the difficulty of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011257494
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The Impact of Gender Diversity on the Performance of Business Teams: Evidence from a Field Experiment
Hoogendoorn, Sander; Oosterbeek, Hessel; Praag, Mirjam van - Tinbergen Instituut - 2011
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>
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011272579
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Skill Variety, Innovation and New Business Formation
Hessels, Jolanda; Brixy, Udo; Naudé, Wim; Gries, Thomas - Tinbergen Instituut - 2014
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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