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Social networks, ethnicity, and entrepreneurship

Kerr, William R.; Mandorff, Martin - 2016

We study the relationship between ethnicity, occupational choice, and entrepreneurship. Immigrant groups in the United … entrepreneurship. Empirical evidence from the United States supports our model's underlying mechanisms. …

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The impact of COVID-19 on small business owners: the first three months after social-distancing restrictions

Fairlie, Robert W. - 2020

Social distancing restrictions and health- and economic-driven demand shifts from COVID-19 are expected to shutter many small businesses and entrepreneurial ventures, but there is very little early evidence on impacts. This paper provides the first analysis of impacts of the pandemic on the...

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Opportunity versus necessity entrepreneurship : two components of business creation

Fairlie, Robert W.; Fossen, Frank M. - 2018

A common finding in the entrepreneurship literature is that business creation increases in recessions. This counter …-cyclical pattern is examined by separating business creation into two components: "opportunity" and "necessity" entrepreneurship … entrepreneurship, there are many challenges to creating a definition that is both objective and empirically feasible. We propose an …

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Startup stations : the impact of rail access on entrepreneurship (self-employment) in England and Wales

Sanchis-Guarner, Rosa; Szumilo, Nikodem; Vernet, Antoine - 2024

We study the impact of improved rail access on entrepreneurship rates in England and Wales. We use data from the Census … support local entrepreneurship and economic activity, contributing to regional development and reducing economic inequality. …

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Credit supply shocks and firm dynamics : evidence from Brazil

Bazzi, Samuel; Muendler, Marc-Andreas; Oliveira, Raquel F. - 2023

We explore how financial constraints distort the entry decisions among otherwise productive entrepreneurs and limit growth of promising young firms. A model of liquidity-constrained entrepreneurs suggests that the easing of credit constraints can induce more entry of firms with greater long-run...

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Initial capital constraints hinder entrepreneurial venture performance : an empirical analysis

Praag, Mirjam van - 2003

A novel method is applied to evaluate the effect of capital constraints on entrepreneurial performance on a panel of 1,000 Dutch entrepreneurs. We find that initial capital constraints hinder entrepreneurs in their performance, even when we control for various human capital and other factors...

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Determinants of survival of newly created SMEs in the Brazilian manufacturing : an econometric study

Façanha, Luis Otávio; Resende, Marcelo; Cardoso, Vicente - 2012

The paper investigates the survival of newly created small and medium enterprises in Brazilian manufacturing taking as reference the 1996-2005 period. The econometric analysis relies on time-varying version of the proportional hazard rate model that controls for unobserved heterogeneity. The...

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Entrepreneurship, organization capital and the evolution of the firm

Oshima, Atsushi (contributor); Ravikumar, B. (contributor); … - 2008

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Dynastic human capital, inequality and intergenerational mobility

Adermon, Adrian; Lindahl, Mikael; Palme, Mårten - 2019

We study the importance of the extended family - the dynasty - for the persistence in inequality across generations. We use data including the entire Swedish population, linking four generations. This data structure enables us to identify parents' siblings and cousins, their spouses, and the...

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The intergenerational transmission of cognitive skills: an investigation of the causal impact of families on student outcomes

Hanushek, Eric Alan; Jacobs, Babs; Schwerdt, Guido; … - 2021

The extensive literature on intergenerational mobility highlights the importance of family linkages but fails to provide credible evidence about the underlying family factors that drive the pervasive correlations. We employ a unique combination of Dutch survey and registry data that links math...

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