The paper investigates survival patterns of Brazilian franchising firms during the 1994-1999 period. First, at a more … indicated a drastic decay in survival after only a few years and contrasts with the higher survival of firms in the franchising … favoring a positive role for firm size on survival. -- franchising ; survival …

Why do entrepreneurship rates differ so markedly by gender? Using data from a large, representative German household …-up decision and can explain the gender gap in entrepreneurship. Applying a decomposition analysis, we observe that the higher risk …

labor market institutions on entrepreneurship, wage determination, and firm size are analysed analytically and illustrated … numerically. The main result is that an increase in union power reduces the equilibrium rate of entrepreneurship and reduces the …

We develop a theory of innovation for entry and sale into oligopoly, and show that inventions of higher quality are … more likely to be sold (or licensed) to an incumbent due to strategic product market effects on the sales price. Such … are shown to be solved by verification through entry for sale. -- acquisitions ; entrepreneurship ; innovation ; start …

In many countries entrepreneurship is promoted through tax reductions for small businesses and by various government …