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The decision to become an entrepreneur and the firm size distribution : a unifying framework for policy analysis
Poschke, Markus - 2013
heterogeneity among these firms and entrepreneurs. This paper presents a simple occupational choice model that captures motives for … different reactions of high- and low-ability entrepreneurs to changes in policies and the environment. These may result in … powerful general equilibrium effects. In particular, policies affecting high-ability entrepreneurs potentially running large …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010221558
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Survival of spinoffs and other startups : first evidence for the private sector in Germany, 1976 - 2008
Fackler, Daniel; Schnabel, Claus - 2013
Using a 50 percent sample of all establishments in the German private sector, we report that spinoffs are larger and initially employ more skilled and more experienced workers than other startups. Controlling for these and other differences, we find that spinoffs are less likely to exit than...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009786452
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Creative destruction and transition : the effects of firm entry and exit on productivity growth in Estonia
Masso, Jaan (contributor); Eamets, Raul (contributor);  … - 2004 - [Elektronische Ressource]
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10002182090
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The effect of immigration on business dynamics and employment
Orrenius, Pia M.; Zavodny, Madeline; Abraham, Alexander - 2020
Immigration, like any positive labor supply shock, should increase the return to capital and spur business investment. These changes should have a positive impact on business creation and expansion, particularly in areas that receive large immigrant inflows. Despite this clear prediction, there...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012179601
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The origins and extent of entrepreneurial action-orientedness : an experimental study
Barirani, Ahmad; Sloof, Randolph; Praag, Mirjam van - 2017
We test the hypothesis, based on popular and theoretical perspectives, that entrepreneurs are more action-oriented than … experiment among 100s of entrepreneurs, managers and employees. Our experimental results show that entrepreneurs are indeed more … curiosity. Our empirical test results show that (i) entrepreneurs score indeed higher, on average, than managers and employees …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011607388
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Are immigrants particularly entrepreneurial? : policy lessons from a selective immigration system
Green, David A.; Liu, Huju; Ostrovsky, Yuri; Picot, Garnett - 2023
Firm ownership is a dening feature of immigrant adaptation: 41% of immigrants own a firm at some point in their first 10 years post-arrival. We use Canadian data linking immigrant arrival records with individual and firm tax data to examine the process of entering firm ownership for immigrants....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014388854
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Size matters : entrepreneurial entry and government
Aidis, Ruta; Estrin, Saul; Mickiewicz, Tomasz - 2010
We explore the country-specific institutional characteristics likely to influence an individual's decision to become an entrepreneur. We focus on the size of the government, on freedom from corruption, and on 'market freedom' defined as a cluster of variables related to protection of property...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008668035
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Shadow economy and entrepreneurial entry
Estrin, Saul; Mickiewicz, Tomasz - 2010
We analyze theoretically and empirically the impact of the shadow economy on entrepreneurial entry, utilising 1998-2005 individual-level Global Entrepreneurship Monitor data merged with macro level variables. A simple correlation coefficient suggests a positive linear link between the size of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008689039
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Is employer-based health insurance a barrier to entrepreneurship?
Fairlie, Robert W.; Kapur, Kanika; Gates, Susan M. - 2010
The focus on employer-provided health insurance in the United States may restrict business creation. We address the limited research on the topic of "entrepreneurship lock" by using recent panel data from matched Current Population Surveys. We use difference-indifference models to estimate the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009011625
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Which institutions encourage entrepreneurs to create larger firms?
Estrin, Saul; Korosteleva, Julia; Mickiewicz, Tomasz - 2011
corruption, weaker property rights and especially intellectual property rights, and a larger state on entrepreneurs who plan to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009152794