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Employment Risk, Returns, and Entrepreneurship

Low, Sarah A.; Weiler, Stephan - In: Economic Development Quarterly 26 (2012) 3, pp. 238-251

Comparing local employment portfolios against entrepreneurship, this research finds that local wage and salary job … market prospects shape incentives for potential entrepreneurs. Entrepreneurship may thus be more attractive in areas … revealing tests of the interrelationship between local employment portfolios and the choice to pursue entrepreneurship. The …

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The Determinants of Self-Employment Growth

Goetz, Stephan J.; Rupasingha, Anil - In: Economic Development Quarterly 28 (2014) 1, pp. 42-60

, underscoring the importance of a culture favoring entrepreneurship and path dependence. Self-employment earnings and educational …

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Developing Self-Employment Among African Americans: The Impact of Household Social Resources on African American Entrepreneurship

Smith, Danielle Taana - In: Economic Development Quarterly 19 (2005) 4, pp. 346-355

Entrepreneurship has historically been a vital contributor to the dynamism of American economic activity and has … probability of self-employment for African Americans and Whites. The investigation of racial differences in entrepreneurship …. The results of this study show that household resources have both expected and unexpected effects on entrepreneurship. For …

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State Regulatory Spending: Boon or Brake for New Enterprise Creation and Income?

Campbell, Noel D.; Heriot, Kirk C.; Jauregui, Andres - In: Economic Development Quarterly 24 (2010) 3, pp. 243-250

This article addresses a public policy question: Does state government regulation foster or deter economic development? The authors estimate a system of simultaneous equations for income growth, regulation growth, and growth in the number of new enterprises. It is found that regulation does not...

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The Five Gaps Facing Small and Microbusiness Owners: Evidence From New York City

Servon, Lisa J.; Fairlie, Robert W.; Rastello, Blaise; … - In: Economic Development Quarterly 24 (2010) 2, pp. 126-142

Small businesses play a critical role in economic development. Over the past 20 years, policies and programs have sought to increase the potential success of these businesses. Yet little is known about the extent to which these policies and programs respond to the specific needs of business...

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Incubation Push or Business Pull? Investigating the Geography of U.S. Business Incubators

Qian, Haifeng; Haynes, Kingsley E.; Riggle, James D. - In: Economic Development Quarterly 25 (2011) 1, pp. 79-90

at the county level. These factors include agglomeration, welfare, and business/entrepreneurship. The results of binomial …

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High-Tech Immigrant Entrepreneurship in the United States

Hart, David M.; Acs, Zoltan J. - In: Economic Development Quarterly 25 (2011) 2, pp. 116-129

This article reports the results of a national survey that estimates the rate of immigrant entrepreneurship in a …

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Social Networks and the Success of University Spin-offs

Hayter, Christopher S. - In: Economic Development Quarterly 29 (2015) 1, pp. 3-13

This study explores the economic factors that are associated with the success of university spin-offs. Drawing on a unique sample of academic entrepreneurs from research institutions in New York State, the article finds that spin-off success is dependent on both the type and size of the academic...

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Why Have Lending Programs Targeting Disadvantaged Small Business Borrowers Achieved So Little Success in the United States?

Bates, Timothy; Lofstrom, Magnus; Servon, Lisa J. - In: Economic Development Quarterly 25 (2011) 3, pp. 255-266

Small business lending programs designed to move disadvantaged low-income people into business ownership have been difficult to implement successfully in the U.S. context. Based in part on the premise that financing requirements are an entry barrier limiting the ability of aspiring entrepreneurs...

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Operationalizing the Entrepreneurial Pipeline Theory: An Empirical Assessment of the Optimal Size Distribution of Local Firms

Loveridge, Scott; Nizalov, Denys - In: Economic Development Quarterly 21 (2007) 3, pp. 244-262

This article analyzes the relationship between local economic growth and the distribution of businesses across size categories. The distribution is measured by the employment share in businesses of various sizes and by a business distribution index. The index provides a measure of the extent to...

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