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Social capital, networks, and economic wellbeing
Hellerstein, Judith K.; Neumark, David - 2020
One definition of social capital is the "networks of relationships among people who live and work in a particular society, enabling that society to function effectively". This definition of social capital highlights two key features. First, it refers to connections between people, shifting our...
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Social ties in academia : a friend is a treasure
Colussi, Tommaso - 2015
This paper employs a unique dataset on articles, authors and editors of the top general interest journals in economics to investigate the role of social connections in the publication process. Ties between editors and authors are identified based on their academic histories. Results show that an...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011347144
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The impact of risk aversion, role models, and the regional milieu on the transition from unemployment to self-employment : empirical evidence for Germany
Wagner, Joachim - 2002
start-up activity and larger shares of unemployed among the starters in a region) has a positive effect on the individual …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011410741
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The role of the regional milieu for the decision to start a new firm : empirical evidence for Germany
Wagner, Joachim; Sternberg, Rolf G. - 2002
are lacking in Germany, we know from empirical studies that entry rates differ between regions, and that the propensity to … region matters for the decision to start a new business ceteris paribus, i.e. after controlling for sex, age, education etc … the region does not matter. The consequences of these findings for regional policies to encourage new firm entry are …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011411296
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Social capital, entrepreneurship and living standards : differences between immigrants and the native born
Roskruge, Matthew; Poot, Jacques; King, Laura - 2016
Both migrant entrepreneurship and social capital are topics which have attracted a great deal of attention. However … between social capital and the prevalence of entrepreneurship. We also investigate the relationship between social capital and … that are correlated with entrepreneurship, but volunteering matters equally for both groups. The positive association …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011457361
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Personal and regional determinants of entrepreneurial activities : empirical evidence from the REM Germany
Wagner, Joachim; Sternberg, Rolf G. - 2002
This paper contributes to empirical research in entrepreneurship by focusing on the link between two stylized facts … that emerged from a number of studies for Germany and other countries: Entry rates differ between regions, and the … Entrepreneurship Monitor (REM). We use a version of the probit model that takes care of the regional stratification of the data, and …
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Taking a second chance : entrepreneurial restarters in Germany
Wagner, Joachim - 2002
Folklore has it that the comparatively low proportion of self-employed in Germany is in part due to a habit that might …, attitude towards risk, and the share of persons in the region who failed in the past, while it is positively related to …
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"Der Noth gehorchend, nicht dem eignen Trieb": nascent necessity and opportunity entrepreneurs in Germany: evidence from the Regional Entrepreneurship Monitor (REM)
Wagner, Joachim (contributor) - 2005
. -- necessity entrepreneurship ; opportunity entrepreneurship ; Germany ; REM …
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Nascent and infant entrepreneurs in Germany : evidence from the Regional Entrepreneurship Monitor (REM)
Wagner, Joachim (contributor) - 2005
Based on data from a recent representative survey of the adult population in Germany this paper documents that the … patterns of variables influencing nascent and infant entrepreneurship are quite similar and broadly in line with our … theoretical priors both types of entrepreneurship are fostered by the width of experience and a role model in the family, and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10002690977
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Nascent entrepreneurs in German regions : evidence from the Regional Entrepreneurship Monitor (REM)
Lückgen, Ingo; Oberschachtsiek, Dirk; Sternberg, Rolf G.; … - 2004 - [Elektronische Ressource]
Regional Entrepreneurship Monitor (REM) Germany in 2000. As part of this project, we performed a representative survey of the … information on nascent entrepreneurs at the regional level, and the lack of it for Germany, let us start the research project … adult population in 10 German regions, plus a survey and interviews with local experts in the field of entrepreneurship in …
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