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Self-employment, knowledge and economic growth: An empirical study for Latin American countries

González Sánchez, Víctor M. - In: Contemporary Economics 12 (2018) 4, pp. 473-484

entrepreneurship is one of the elements that could positively contribute to this growth. Among other factors, both entrepreneurship and … relationship between economic growth, knowledge and entrepreneurship within the context of Latin American countries during the … period 2001-2016. For this purpose, the self-employment variable has been used as an empirical proxy of entrepreneurship. In …

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Learning lessons from the economic crisis in self-employment

Iyke, Bernard Njindan; Ho, Sin-yu - In: Contemporary Economics 14 (2020) 1, pp. 3-21

The main objective of this article is to test the hypothesis that the economic crisis has resulted in significant changes in the socioeconomic and labor profile of the new self-employed in Spain between 2008 and 2013. Additionally, it is intended to determine if there are homogeneous profiles of...

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Investigating the determinants of household welfare in the Central Highland, Vietnam

In: Cogent Economics & Finance 7 (2019) 1, pp. 1-11

To provide policy implication for improving household welfare, one should understand which characteristics of households in a specific location they live, enable them to raise their welfare levels. This paper uses micro-econometric models for investigating the determinants of household welfare...

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Integration Policy Towards Immigrants: Current Experience

Bureiko, Nadiia - In: CES Working Papers 4 (2012) 1, pp. 12-23

In the contemporary world the intensity of the immigration movements is constantly increasing. Countries which experience great immigrant flows are facing numerous problems which should be solved. The article studies the current immigration flows in EU countries, the United States of America and...

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The Refugees and the Economic Growth in the EU States: Challenges and Opportunities

Diaconu, Laura - In: CES Working Papers 7 (2015) 4, pp. 881-890

Nowadays, one of the major concerns of the EU leaders is how to cope with the large inflows of refugees that are coming from the Arab region, because of the prolonged conflicts and civil wars. While some EU leaders consider that this is a humanitarian crisis and the member states should act...

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Latent earning capacity and the race marriage gap

Nakosteen, Robert A.; Zimmer, Michael A. - In: Cogent Economics & Finance 7 (2019) 1, pp. 1-20

One of the most persistent socioeconomic phenomena in the process of family formation is the relatively low rate of marriage by black men and women. The enduring conventional wisdom has been that low black marriage rates reflect a relative shortage of marriageable black men. Yet numerous studies...

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How racial diversity and gender diversity in job positions affect the economy?

Li, Zheng - In: Contemporary Economics 17 (2023) 2, pp. 109-127

Gender and racial discrimination at work have gradually gained more attention from the public in the recent years. With social movements such as #MeToo and #BlackLivesMatter, people start to reach the consensus that there should be more equality in society; more perspectives from different...

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Business training programs and microenterprise formalization in Peru

Barron, Manuel - In: Cogent Economics & Finance 8 (2020) 1, pp. 1-13

between business training programs and formalization using data of 1,133 participants in two entrepreneurship programs in Peru …

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Current state and priorities of post-war entrepreneurship development in Ukraine

Brahina, Olha; Bondarchuk, Marіia - In: CES Working Papers 15 (2023) 2, pp. 147-172

, looting of enterprises, which certainly affected the ability of entrepreneurship to fully function. This made it necessary to … study the impact of war on the state of entrepreneurship of Ukraine. The purpose of the article is to study the state and … identify priorities for the restoration and further development of entrepreneurship in the post-war period. …

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A bibliometric analysis of the entrepreneurial profile

Brînză, Geanina - In: CES Working Papers 14 (2023) 4, pp. 354-368

Entrepreneurship represents an innovative and optimistic perspective for economic and social development. By creating … new businesses and jobs, entrepreneurship contributes to the reduction of unemployment and it helps increase the standard … of living. Entrepreneurship can also be a source of inspiration for young people and the opportunity to reach their …

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