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Andersson, Pernilla (contributor); … - 2006

In many countries unemployed people are helped to become self-employed. Self-employment, however, does not necessarily lead to success. Many leave self-employment after a short period and the economic outcome varies greatly. It is important to learn more about the economic outcome for unemployed...

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Gender and constraints to entrepreneurship in Africa : new evidence from Swaziland

Brixiova, Zuzana; Kangoye, Thierry - 2015

This paper contributes to closing a knowledge gap on gender, entrepreneurship and development by linking the …

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Does gender matter for firm performance? : evidence from Eastern Europe and Central Asia

Sabarwal, Shwetlena (contributor); … - 2008

Using 2005 firm level data for 26 ECA countries, this paper estimates performance gaps between male- and female …. -- Entrepreneurship ; finance ; gender ; Eastern Europe ; Central Asia …

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Are young and small firms hothouses for nascent entrepreneurs? : Evidence from German micro data

Wagner, Joachim (contributor) - 2004 - [Elektronische Ressource]

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Access to finance among small and medium-sized enterprises and job creation in Africa

Brixiova, Zuzana; Kangoye, Thierry; Yogo, Urbain Thierry - 2020

an impact evaluation-based approach on firm-level data from 42 African countries, we show that SMEs with access to formal …

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Data analytics in SMEs : trends and policies

Bianchini, Marco; Michalkova, Veronika - 2019

The report contextualises the role of data analytics in the ongoing digital revolution and its potential for SME … performance, including for enhancing SME productivity. It presents evidence on the use of data analytics in SMEs, discusses main … internal and external barriers to the use of data analytics by SMEs, and illustrates policy approaches to foster data …

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Training, human capital, and gender gaps in entrepreneurial performance

Brixiova, Zuzana; Kangoye, Thierry; Said, Mona - 2019

entrepreneurship as a possible growth driver. This paper contributes to reconciling mixed findings in the literature on the …

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Firm size and innovation in the service sector

Audretsch, David B.; Hafenstein, Marian; Kritikos, Alexander - 2018

A rich literature links knowledge inputs with innovative outputs. However, most of what is known is restricted to manufacturing. This paper analyzes whether the three aspects involving innovative activity - R&D; innovative output; and productivity - hold for knowledge intensive services....

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Entrepreneurial strategies and trust : structure and evolution of entrepreneurial behavioural patterns in East and West European environments; concepts and considerations

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