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Transitions to entrepreneurship and industry-specific barriers
Lofstrom, Magnus; Bates, Timothy Mason; Parker, Simon C. - 2011
Drivers of entrepreneurial entry are investigated in this study by examining how entry into small-business ownership is shaped by industry-specific constraints. The human- and financial-capital endowments of potential entrepreneurs entering firms in various industries are shown to differ...
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Marshallian vs Jacobs effects : which one is stronger? : evidence for Russia unemployment dynamics
Demidova, Olʹga Anatolʹevna; Kolyagina, Alena; … - 2018
This paper is devoted to the study of diversification and specialization influence on one of the main indicators of … were empirically tested: 1) the dependence of the unemployment rate on the degree of concentration or diversification is … concentration or diversification on the level of unemployment depends on the time period. To test these hypotheses nonparametric …
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Tax policy, location choices, and market structure
Pfann, Gerard A.; Kranenburg, Hans L. van - 2002
A structural model of entry and fiscal policy is presented. It shows that taxation of variable production costs can increase product prices, lower competition, and reduce the availability of new products in small markets. The model's test is based on a unique nationwide fiscal experiment. We...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011411458
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Entry barriers and the labor market outcomes of incumbent workers : evidence from a deregulation reform in the German crafts sector
Lergetporer, Philipp; Ruhose, Jens; Simon, Lisa - 2018
We study the labor market outcomes of a deregulation reform in Germany that removed licensing requirements to become self-employed in some occupations. Using longitudinal social security data, we implement a matched difference-in-differences design with entropy balancing to account for...
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Sectoral structure and entry regulations
Messina, Julián (contributor) - 2003 - [Elektronische Ressource]
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Effects of employment protection and product market regulations on the Italian labor market
Kugler, Adriana D. (contributor); Pica, Giovanni (contributor) - 2003 - [Elektronische Ressource]
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10001838252
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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]
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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...
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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...
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Does the use of worker flows improve the analysis of establishment turnover? : evidence from German administrative data
Hethey-Maier, Tanja; Schmieder, Johannes F. - 2013
Economists have long been interested in analyzing entries and exits of establishments. In many countries administrative datasets provide an excellent source for detailed analysis on a fine and disaggregate level. However, administrative datasets are not without problems: restructuring and...
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