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Fairlie, Robert W.; Karlan, Dean; Zinman, Jonathan - 2014

Theories of market failures and targeting motivate the promotion of entrepreneurship training programs and generate …

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The impacts of COVID-19 on minority unemployment : first evidence from April 2020 CPS microdata

Couch, Kenneth A.; Fairlie, Robert W.; Xu, Huanan - 2020

COVID-19 abruptly impacted the labor market with the unemployment rate jumping to 14.7 percent less than two months after state governments began adopting social distancing measures. Unemployment of this magnitude has not been seen since the Great Depression. This paper provides the first study...

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Minorities, human capital and long-rund development : persistence of Armenian and Greek influence in Turkey

Arbatli, Cemal Eren; Gokmen, Gunes - 2016

We study the long-term economic legacy of highly-skilled minorities a century after their wholesale expulsion. Using mass expulsions of Armenian and Greek communities of the Ottoman Empire in the early 20th century as a unique natural experiment of history, we show that districts with greater...

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Entrepreneurship, growth, regional growth regimes

Fritsch, Michael; Kublina, Sandra - 2015

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

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The COVID-19 pandemic and entrepreneurship in Germany : first observations and interpretations

Fritsch, Michael; Greve, Maria; Wyrwich, Michael - 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic severely affected not only incumbent firms, but also the emergence of start-ups. This paper investigates and analyzes the pandemic's effect on new business formation, as well as business exits and insolvencies, in Germany. We find that the overall level of business...

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An evaluation of German active labor market policies and its entrepreneurship promotion

Zöllner, Moritz; Fritsch, Michael; Wyrwich, Michael - 2016

) measures in Germany. A particular focus is on programs devoted to foster entrepreneurship which can make important … market prospects of the participants. Evaluations of the entrepreneurship promotion activities show high success rates as … well as high cost efficiency. The bulk share of participants of entrepreneurship measures is still self-employed after …

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A general equilibrium theory of occupational choice under optimistic beliefs about entrepreneurial ability

Dell'Era, Michele; Opromolla, Luca David; Santos-Pinto, … - 2018 - This version: August 30th, 2018

to entrepreneurship, and output. The calibration shows that optimism can explain the empirical puzzle of the low mean … returns to entrepreneurship compared to average wages. …

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The effect of new business formation on regional development : empirical evidence, interpretation, and avenues for further research

Fritsch, Michael - 2011

research and draw some conclusions for entrepreneurship policy. -- Entrepreneurship ; new business formation ; employment …

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Does quality make a difference? : employment effects of high- and low-quality start-ups

Fritsch, Michael; Schroeter, Alexandra - 2010

discuss the implications for entrepreneurship policy that can be derived from our findings. -- Entrepreneurship ; new business … ; formation ; innovative industries ; regional development ; entrepreneurship policy …

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The skill balancing act : determinants of and returns to balanced skills

Bublitz, Elisabeth; Noseleit, Florian - 2011

. -- entrepreneurship ; returns to human capital ; balanced skill set ; jack-of-all-trades …

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