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entrepreneur. We focus on the size of the government, on freedom from corruption, and on 'market freedom' defined as a cluster of … extent of corruption. A cluster of institutional indicators representing 'market freedom' is only significant in some … specifications. Freedom from corruption is significantly related to entrepreneurial entry, especially when the richest countries are …
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corruption, weaker property rights and especially intellectual property rights, and a larger state on entrepreneurs who plan to … property rights. -- entrepreneurship ; institutions ; corruption ; property rights ; government ; Global Entrepreneurship …
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corruption, weaker property rights and especially intellectual property rights, and a larger state on entrepreneurs who plan to …
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We study the process of endogenous democratization from inefficient oligarchic systems in an economy where … enforcement of property rights depends on the extent of predation activities in the economy. The theory highlights the importance …
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, however, is that there seem to be certain "threshold" levels of financial and institutional development that an economy needs …
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In this paper we investigate the causal effect of life expectancy on economic growth by explicitly accounting for the role of the demographic transition. In addition to focusing on issues of empirical identification, this paper emphasizes the role of the econometric specification. We present a...
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This paper contrasts the determinants of entrepreneurial entry and high-growth aspiration entrepreneurship. Using the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) surveys for 42 countries over the period 1998-2005, we analyse how institutional environment and entrepreneurial characteristics affect...
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hypotheses; that women are less likely to undertake entrepreneurial activity in countries where the rule of law is weaker; where …
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