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The purpose of this paper is to provide a contribution to the identification of the role of entrepreneurship in … economic growth by mapping out: 1) alternative ways of looking at entrepreneurship, distinguishing 'creative destruction' from … firm); and 4) the possible scope for an economic policy aimed at maximizing the impact of entrepreneurship on economic …
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In light of the recent bans on affirmative action in higher education, this paper provides new evidence on the effects of alternative admissions policies on the persistence and college completion of minority students. I find that the change from affirmative action to the Top 10% Plan in Texas...
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In light of the recent bans on affirmative action in higher education, this paper provides new evidence on the effects of alternative admissions policies on the persistence and college completion of minority students. I find that the change from affirmative action to the Top 10% Plan in Texas...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013141428
in the context of entrepreneurship, and in particular the key drivers behind them, makes it possible to develop policies …
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initiatives aimed at promoting entrepreneurship among undergraduates, particularly among young women. Moreover, our results …' entrepreneurial self-efficacy. Contribution & Value Added: This research contributes to the literature on entrepreneurship by …
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features of entrepreneurship. Moreover, I identified a gender gap in growth aspirations. Finally, I verified five out of eight … policymakers focus on this gap while designing entrepreneurship courses and take it into account. Secondly, it is important to …
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Innovation is key to technology adoption and creation, and to explaining the vast differences in productivity across and within countries. Despite the central role of the entrepreneur in the innovation process, data limitations have restricted standard analysis of the determinants of innovation...
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This study investigates the role of self-employed parents on their children's post-graduation plans and college success by using a unique data set from a private university in Turkey. We assembled data set by matching college students' administrative records with their responses to a survey we...
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general development contribution of migration over and above its contribution through entrepreneurship. The implication is …
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transformation, will stagnate. One such endogenous driver is entrepreneurship. In this paper I start with the reappraisal of African … agriculture and focus on the literature on entrepreneurship in Africa's structural transformation. I present a conceptual model to … describe how entrepreneurship reallocates farmers out of agriculture into non-agricultural activities and locations. Recent …
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