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The long run gender origins of entrepreneurship : evidence from Australia's convict history
Awaworyi Churchill, Sefa; Chang, Simon; Smyth, Russell; … - 2024
This paper extends prior theory linking present-day sex ratios to present-day propensity for entrepreneurship among men … backward in time to explore the long-run gender origins of entrepreneurship. We argue that present-day propensity for … entrepreneurship among men will be higher in neighbourhoods which had historically high sex ratios. We propose that high sex ratios …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014637222
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"Romanticizing penniless entrepreneurs?" : the relationship between start-ups and human wellbeing across countries
Naudé, Wim; Amorós, José Ernesto; Cristi M., Oscar - 2013
We study the effect of entrepreneurship and its allocation between necessity and opportunity entrepreneurship on three … and non-monetary wellbeing to entrepreneurial allocation. Using data from the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor we establish … that opportunity entrepreneurship may contribute towards national wellbeing and that better wellbeing in turn may stimulate …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009786921
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Energy Poverty and Entrepreneurship
Cheng, Zhiming; Tani, Massimiliano; Wang, Haining - 2021
an individual’s probability of becoming an entrepreneur. Consistent with the theory of underdog entrepreneurship that … entrepreneurship, we find that spending a higher share of household income on energy consumption or being energy poor increases the … entrepreneurship …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013217544
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'Romanticizing Penniless Entrepreneurs?' The Relationship between Start-Ups and Human Wellbeing Across Countries
Naudé, Wim - 2013
We study the effect of entrepreneurship and its allocation between necessity and opportunity entrepreneurship on three … and non-monetary wellbeing to entrepreneurial allocation. Using data from the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor we establish … that opportunity entrepreneurship may contribute towards national wellbeing and that better wellbeing in turn may stimulate …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013077292
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Are senior entrepreneurs happier than who? : the role of income and health
Fritsch, Michael; Sorgner, Alina; Wyrwich, Michael - 2023
We propose an extension of the standard occupational choice model to analyze the life satisfaction of senior entrepreneurs as compared to paid employees and particularly retirees in Germany. The analysis identifies income and health status as main factors that shape the relationship between...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014419229
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Do the unemployed become successful entrepreneurs? : A comparison between the unemployed, inactive and wage-earners
Andersson, Pernilla (contributor);  … - 2006
In many countries unemployed people are helped to become self-employed. Self-employment, however, does not necessarily lead to success. Many leave self-employment after a short period and the economic outcome varies greatly. It is important to learn more about the economic outcome for unemployed...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003384916
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Do the Unemployed Become Successful Entrepreneurs? A Comparison between the Unemployed, Inactive and Wage-Earners
Andersson, Pernilla - 2006
In many countries unemployed people are helped to become self-employed. Self-employment, however, does not necessarily lead to success. Many leave self-employment after a short period and the economic outcome varies greatly. It is important to learn more about the economic outcome for unemployed...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012779109
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The Decline in Entrepreneurship in the West : Is Complexity Ossifying the Economy?
Naudé, Wim - 2019
Entrepreneurship in most advanced economies is in decline. This comes as a surprise: many scholars have expected an … upsurge in entrepreneurship. What are the reasons for the decline? In this paper I first document the extent of the decline in …-side view and moreover fail to explain why the decline in entrepreneurship is largely confined to economies with high levels of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012862486
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Does emigration drain entrepreneurs?
Anelli, Massimo; Basso, Gaetano; Ippedico, Giuseppe; … - 2020
Emigration of young, motivated individuals may deprive countries-of-origin of entrepreneurs. We isolate exogenous variation in a large emigration wave from Italy between 2008 and 2015 by interacting diaspora networks with economic pull factors in destination countries, and find that larger...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012239493
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Entrepreneurial recovery from COVID-19: decentralization, democratization, demand, distribution, and demography
Naudé, Wim - 2020
Entrepreneurship, as reflected in the start-up of new firms, the growth and market exit of existing firms, and the ow … around the world in the fight against COVID-19. This paper, after documenting preliminary evidence on these declines, argues … that there is a strong possibility that the unintended damage to entrepreneurship, innovation and growth could be …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012243470