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Non-Farm Entrepreneurship in Rural Africa: Patterns and Determinants
Nagler, Paula; Naudé, Wim - 2014
We are the first to provide a comparative empirical analysis of non-farm entrepreneurship in rural Africa, using the … variables show consistency across the sample, we also find much heterogeneity, suggesting that rural entrepreneurship is also a … identified as a priority for African countries, rural entrepreneurship continues to fulfill mainly a risk-diversifying role. This …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010333240
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The Ossified Economy: The Case of Germany, 1870-2020
Naudé, Wim; Nagler, Paula - 2022
entrepreneurship, and contrast this with the post-World War II period. This latter period, although it contained the German economic … to weaknesses, and (iv) entrepreneurship is stagnating. Implications for policy are noted. Our paper contributes to the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013426456
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German Financial State Aid during COVID-19 Pandemic: Higher Impact among Digitalized Self-Employed
Bertschek, Irene; Block, Jörn; Kritikos, Alexander S.; … - 2022
In response to strong revenue and income losses that a large share of the self-employed faced during the COVID-19 pandemic, the German federal government introduced a €50bn emergency aid program. Based on real-time online-survey data comprising more than 20,000 observations, we analyze the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013426457
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Young Entrepreneurs in Rural Africa: Prevalence, Determinants, Productivity
Nagler, Paula; Naudé, Wim - 2014
understanding of rural non-farm entrepreneurship, particularly with regard to the role of young adults in this sector. This paper …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010435239
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Labor Productivity in Rural African Enterprises: Empirical Evidence from the LSMS-ISA
Nagler, Paula; Naudé, Wim - 2014
Although non-farm enterprises are ubiquitous in rural Sub-Saharan Africa, little is yet known about their productivity. In this paper we contribute to filling this gap by providing estimates of labor productivity in enterprises for Ethiopia, Malawi, Nigeria, and Uganda. Using the World Bank's...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010435253
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Technological Innovation and Inclusive Growth in Germany
Naudé, Wim; Nagler, Paula - 2017
Technological innovation has historically contributed to inclusive economic growth in Germany. In more recent decades, however, this contribution has weakened due to the declining impact of technological innovation on labor productivity growth. Fearing that this declining impact would undermine...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011816466
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The Rise and Fall of German Innovation
Naudé, Wim; Nagler, Paula - 2021
In this paper, we describe the historical co-evolution of innovation and economic growth in Germany since 1871. The country's rise as an industrial power in the late 19th century, through its innovation and entrepreneurial performance, is contrasted with the post-World War II period. This latter...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012498055
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Emergency aid for self-employed in the COVID-19 pandemic : a flash in the pan?
Block, Jörn; Kritikos, Alexander; Priem, Maximilian; … - 2020
The self-employed are among those facing the highest probability of strong income losses during the COVID-19 pandemic. Governments in many countries introduced support programs to support the self-employed, including the German federal government, which approved a €50bn emergency aid program...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012406215
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Labor Productivity in Rural African Enterprises: Empirical Evidence from the LSMS-ISA
Nagler, Paula; Naudé, Wim - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014
Although non-farm enterprises are ubiquitous in rural Sub-Saharan Africa, little is yet known about their productivity. In this paper we contribute to filling this gap by providing estimates of labor productivity in enterprises for Ethiopia, Malawi, Nigeria, and Uganda. Using the World Bank's...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010959758
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Young Entrepreneurs in Rural Africa: Prevalence, Determinants, Productivity
Nagler, Paula; Naudé, Wim - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014
understanding of rural non-farm entrepreneurship, particularly with regard to the role of young adults in this sector. This paper …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010959849