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Bosma, Niels; Wit, Gerrit de; Carree, Martin Anthony - 2003

Two approaches can be distinguished with respect to modelling entrepreneurship: (i) the approachfocusing on the net …

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Self-employment out of dissatisfaction : an international study

Noorderhaven, Niels G.; Wennekers, A. R.; Hofstede, Geert; … - 1999

This paper studies differences in the rate of self-employment (business ownership) in more thantwenty Western nations and Japan for the period 1974-1994, focusing in particular on theinfluences of dissatisfaction and uncertainty avoidance. We test two types of hypotheses, pertainingto the...

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The relation between economic development and business ownership revisited

Carree, Martin Anthony; Stel, Adriaan J. van; Thurik, … - 2007

This paper revisits the two-equation model of Carree, van Stel, Thurik and Wennekers (2002) where deviations from the ‘equilibrium’ rate of business ownership play a central role determining both the growth of business ownership and that of economic development. Two extensions of the...

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Business ownership and economic growth in 23 OECD countries

Carree, Martin Anthony; Stel, Adriaan J. van; Thurik, … - 2000

In the present paper we address the relationship between the extentof business ownership (self-employment) and economic development. We will focusupon three issues. First, how is the equilibrium rate of business ownershiprelated to the stage of economic development? Second, what is the speed...

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Initial capital constraints hinder entrepreneurial venture performance

Praag, Mirjam van; Wit, Gerrit de; Bosma, Niels - 2004

This article investigates empirically whether and to what extent initial capital constraints hinder entrepreneurial performance once the venture has been started. Prior empirical research in this area could investigate this issue only indirectly by lack of data. The key contribution of this...

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Uncertainty avoidance and the rate of business ownership across 22 OECD countries, 1976 - 2000

Wennekers, A. R.; Thurik, Adriaan R.; Stel, Adriaan J. van - 2004

countries. First, the concepts of uncertainty and risk are elaborated, as well as theirrelevance for entrepreneurship. Second … (uncertaintyavoidance) may have a diverging impact on entrepreneurship. Possibly, a climate of uncertainty avoidancein large organizations …, suggesting that risingopportunity costs of entrepreneurship are the dominant perception in this cultural environment. In a …

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I can't get no satisfaction - necessity entrepreneurship and procedural utility

Block, Jörn; Koellinger, Philipp - 2008

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Is more entrepreneurship better?

Koellinger, Philipp; Roessler, Christian - 2009

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Firm formation with complementarities : the role of the entrepreneur

Roessler, Christian; Koellinger, Philipp - 2009

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Seeing the world with different eyes

Koellinger, Philipp; Minniti, Maria; Schade, Christian D. - 2008 - Revised version (v2.0)

Across countries, women own significantly fewer businesses than do men. We show that this is due, in large part, to the fact that the propensity to start businesses of women is significantly lower than that of men. The lower propensity of women, in turn, appears to be highly correlated to...

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