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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 decision to become an entrepreneur and the firm size distribution : a unifying framework for policy analysis
Poschke, Markus - 2013
Developing and emerging economies have high entrepreneurship rates and relatively many small firms. There is enormous heterogeneity among these firms and entrepreneurs. This paper presents a simple occupational choice model that captures motives for entrepreneurship at both edges of the size...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010221558
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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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Mexican-Hispanic self-employment entry : the role of business start-up constraints
Lofstrom, Magnus (contributor); Wang, Chunbei (contributor) - 2006
This paper examines causes of the low self-employment rates among Mexican-Hispanics by studying self-employment entry utilizing the 1996 panel of the Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP). The data show that Mexican-Hispanics are less likely to be self-employed as well as entering...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003497888
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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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009518408
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COVID-19 and entrepreneurship entry and exit : opportunity amidst adversity
Otrachshenko, Vladimir; Popova, Olga; Nikolova, Milena; … - 2022
We theoretically and empirically examine how acquiring new skills and increased financial worries influenced entrepreneurship entry and exit intentions during the pandemic. To that end, we analyze primary survey data we collected in the aftermath of the COVID-19's first wave in Russia, which has...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013358957
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Business cycles, unemployment and entrepreneurial entry : evidence from Germany
Fritsch, Michael; Kritikos, Alexander; Pijnenburg, Katharina - 2013
what extent business cycles or unemployment levels influence entries into entrepreneurship. Our analysis for Germany … reveals that there is a positive relationship between unemployment rates and start-up activities. Moreover, new business … disentangling periods of low and high unemployment we find that the effect of unemployment on new business formation is only …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010229512
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“I want to, but I also need to” : start-ups resulting from opportunity and necessity
Caliendo, Marco; Kritikos, Alexander - 2009
, namely their unemployment, likely prompted their decision. In contrast to this, business founders who have been previously … unemployment. -- Entrepreneurship ; push and pull motives ; survival and failure ; job creation …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003932123
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Turning unemployment into self-employment : effectiveness and efficiency of two start-up programmes
Baumgartner, Hans. J. (contributor);  … - 2007
Turning unemployment into self-employment has become a major focus of German active labour market policy (ALMP) in … recent years. If effective, this would not only reduce Germany’s persistently high unemployment rate, but also increase its …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003539182
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Die reformierte Gründungsförderung für Arbeitslose : Chancen und Risiken
Caliendo, Marco (contributor);  … - 2007
market policy ; unemployment …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003561659