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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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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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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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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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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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Franchise fairs: A relevant signal in franchise choice in social activity

Mastrangelo, Leonardo Martin; Calderon-Monge, Esther; … - In: Contemporary Economics 10 (2016) 3, pp. 275-282

Potential franchisees encounter difficulties in gaining knowledge about a franchise before embarking on their first start-up venture. For this reason, it is necessary to research which information signals help potential franchisees choose the franchise chains with which they wish to enter into...

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The role of entrepreneurship in stimulating economic growth in developed and developing countries

Doran, Justin; McCarthy, Nóirín; O'Connor, Marie - In: Cogent Economics & Finance 6 (2018) 1, pp. 1-14

This paper analyses whether different measure of entrepreneurship can explain economic growth. It utilises 14 … difference indicators of entrepreneurship to analyse the contribution of entrepreneurial activity, aspirations, and attitudes to … Gross Domestic Product (GDP) per capita. It also examines whether the importance of entrepreneurship varies across high …

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European Entrepreneurship in Times of Crisis: Realities, Challenges and Perspectives

Iacobuta, Andreea-Oana; Socoliuc, Oana-Ramona - In: CES Working Papers 6 (2014) 2, pp. 85-96

The role of entrepreneurship in economic growth and development has been largely debated and acknowledged, both in … literature and in policy making. Wihin the context of the present crisis, at a European level, entrepreneurship development is … and initiatives to make entrepreneurship the growth engine of European economy and to put the principle of “think small …

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