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Entrepreneurs' gender and financial constraints: evidence from international data

Muravyev, Alexander; Schäfer, Dorothea; Talavera, Oleksandr - 2007

This paper studies gender discrimination against entrepreneurs by financial institutions. Based on the Business Environment and Enterprise Performance Survey (BEEPS) that covers firms in several countries of Western Europe as well as in the transition countries of Eastern Europe, our analysis...

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Precautionary and entrepreneurial saving: new evidence from German households

Fossen, Frank M.; Rostam-Afschar, Davud - 2009

The well-documented positive correlation between income risk and wealth was interpreted as evidence for high amounts of precautionary wealth in various studies. However, the large estimates emerged from pooling non-entrepreneurs and entrepreneurs without controlling for heterogeneity. This paper...

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

Fritsch, Michael; Schroeter, Alexandra - 2011

discuss the implications for entrepreneurship policy that can be derived from our findings. …

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New business formation and regional development: A survey and assessment of the evidence

Fritsch, Michael - 2011

research and draw some conclusions for entrepreneurship policy. …

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Personality characteristics and the decision to become and stay self-employed

Caliendo, Marco; Fossen, Frank; Kritikos, Alexander - 2011

one of the most prominent determinants of entrepreneurship - education - and approximately three times larger than …

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Entrepreneurial spillovers over space and time

Fossen, Frank M.; Martin, Thorsten - 2016

Entrepreneurship is a local and dynamic phenomenon. We jointly investigate spatial spillovers and time persistence of … persistence of start-up activity, especially in the high-tech industry. This indicates that entrepreneurship is deeply rooted in … regions and underlines the importance of local entrepreneurship culture for new business formation. …

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How do entrepreneurial portfolios respond to income taxation?

Fossen, Frank M.; Rees, Ray; Rostam-Afschar, Davud; … - 2017

selectioninto entrepreneurship, we use changes in entry regulation into skilled trades. Estimation results are consistent with the …

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What makes an employer?

Caliendo, Marco; Fossen, Frank M.; Kritikos, Alexander - 2019

As the policy debate on entrepreneurship increasingly centers on firm growth in terms of job creation, it is important …

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Business cycles and start-ups across industries: An empirical analysis of German regions

Konon, Alexander; Fritsch, Michael; Kritikos, Alexander - 2018

We analyze whether start-up rates in different industries systematically change with business cycle variables. Using a unique data set at the industry level, we mostly find correlations that are consistent with counter-cyclical influences of the business cycle on entries in both innovative and...

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Prediction based on entrepreneurship-prone personality profiles: Sometimes worse than the toss of a coin

Konon, Alexander; Kritikos, Alexander - 2018

The human personality predicts a wide range of activities and occupational choices - from musical sophistication to entrepreneurial careers. However, which method should be applied if information on personality traits is used for prediction and advice? In psychological research, group profiles...

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