This paper constructs a Global Entrepreneurship Index (GEINDEX) that captures the contextual feature of … entrepreneurship across countries. We find the relationship between entrepreneurship and economic development to be mildly S-shaped not … U-shaped or L-shaped. Our findings suggest moving away from simple measures of entrepreneurship across countries …

We develop a model in which novelty and conformity motivate fashion behavior.Fashion cycles occur if conformity is not … too high. The duration of fashion cycles depends on individual-specific conformity, novelty, and the number of available … styles. The use of individual-specific novelty and conformity allows us to also identify fashion leaders. …

Entrepreneurs are found to have balanced skill sets and most have worked in small firms before starting their own … entrepreneurs using a rich data set on the applied skills of individuals. This data set allows us to construct an indicator that … of entrepreneurs remains the largest. The impact of human capital formation on skill balance also varies among employees …

Mounting empirical evidence shows that kids of self-employed parents are very likely to become entrepreneurs themselves …

suggests that entrepreneurship is a key driver of economic development, and one that has long-run effects. …

entrepreneurship in Germany between 1991 and 2011, the first two decades after reunification. We investigate the socio …