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Culture: An Empirical Investigation of Beliefs, Work and Fertility

Fernández, Raquel; Fogli, Alessandra - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2005

We study the effect of culture on important economic outcomes by using the 1970 Census to examine the work and fertility behaviour of women 30-40 years old, born in the US, but whose parents were born elsewhere. We use past female labour force participation and total fertility rates from the...

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The Economic Impact of Social Ties: Evidence from German Reunification

Burchardi, Konrad B.; Hassan, Tarek - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2011

We use the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 to show that personal relationships which individuals maintain for non-economic reasons can be an important determinant of regional economic growth. We show that West German households who have social ties to East Germany in 1989 experience a persistent...

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Enclaves, Language and the Location Choice of Migrants

Bauer, Thomas; Epstein, Gil S; Gang, Ira - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2002

Empirical studies in the migration literature have shown that migration enclaves (networks) negatively affect the language proficiency of migrants. These studies, however, ignore the choice of location as a function of language skills. Using data on Mexican migration to the US, we show that...

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Herd Effects or Migration Networks? The Location Choice of Mexican Immigrants in the US

Bauer, Thomas; Epstein, Gil S; Gang, Ira - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2002

This Paper addresses the question: why and where do immigrants cluster? We examine the relative importance and interaction of two alternative explanations of immigrant clustering: (1) network externalities and (2) herd behavior. We advance the theory by presenting a framework encompassing both...

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The Influence of Others on Migration Plans

Epstein, Gil S; Gang, Ira - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2004

The willingness to migrate and locational choice may be influenced by others’ choices or plans, particularly if the ‘other people’, such as family and friends, are migrants, former migrants, or potential migrants themselves. We examine the roles ‘other people’ play in influencing an...

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Communication matters – network constellations in entrepreneurship

Euler, Mark; Vollmar, Bernhard H.; Kraus, Sascha - In: International Journal of Economics and Business Research 3 (2011) 3, pp. 283-301

This paper investigates the role of communication within network constellations in entrepreneurship research. To become …

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Moving Towards a More Dynamic Business Sector in Spain

Pandiella, Alberto González - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2014

Policy efforts to revitalise entrepreneurship and investment in Spain are key to generating growth and new jobs. The …

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Unleashing Business Innovation in Canada

Bibbee, Alexandra - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2012

This paper discusses how to improve Canada’s business innovation in order to boost labour productivity and output growth. Many general framework conditions are highly favourable to business risk-taking and innovation, including macro stability, openness, strong human capital, low corporate tax...

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From Bricks to Brains: Increasing the Contribution of Knowledge-based Capital to Growth in Ireland

Haugh, David - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2013

entrepreneurship are on the right track, but investment in knowledge-based capital could be made a more dynamic source of growth and … these firms and domestic SMEs, notably by establishing applied research centres. Entrepreneurship should be fostered by …

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Entrepreneurship in Equilibrium

Gromb, Denis; Scharfstein, David - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2002

This Paper compares the financing of new ventures in start-ups (entrepreneurship) and in established firms … can arise (and sometimes coexist). In a low (high) entrepreneurship equilibrium, the market for failed entrepreneurs is … (entrepreneurship). We also characterize conditions under which there can be too little or too much entrepreneurial activity in …

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