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FDI and Job Creation in China
Karlsson, Sune; Lundin, Nannan; Sjöholm, Fredrik; He, Ping - 2007
the period 1998-2004. Our results show that FDI has positive effects on employment growth. The positive effect of job …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010320099
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Effects of Increasing Minimum Wages on Employment and Hours: Evidence from Sweden’s Retail Sector
Skedinger, Per - 2011
This paper examines the effects of collectively agreed increases in real minimum wages on employment transitions and … relatively fewer hours before being separated. Among the young, however, both employment and hours are negatively affected …. Labour-labour substitution seems to be important, since increases in minimum wages promote employment among workers with …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010320244
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Gazelles as Job Creators: A Survey and Interpretation of the Evidence
Henrekson, Magnus; Johansson, Dan - 2008
It is often claimed that small and young firms account for a disproportionately large share of net employment growth …. We conduct a meta analysis of the empirical evidence regarding whether net employment growth rather is generated by a few …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010320167
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Characteristics and Performance of New Firms and Spinoffs in Sweden
Andersson, Martin; Klepper, Steven - 2012
types of new firms, particularly if their parent firm continues to operate. A novel findings is that the rate of employment …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010320218
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University Entrepreneurship and Professor Privilege
Färnstrand Damsgaard, Erika; Thursby, Marie - 2012
This paper analyzes how institutional differences affect university entrepreneurship. We focus on ownership of faculty inventions, and compare two institutional regimes; the US and Sweden. In the US, the Bayh-Dole Act gives universities the right to own inventions from publicly funded...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010320399
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Intelligence, Self-confidence and Entrepreneurship
Asoni, Andrea - 2011
I investigate the effect of human capital on entrepreneurship using the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth - 1979. I find that individuals with higher measured intelligence and self-confidence are more likely to be entrepreneurs. Furthermore I present evidence suggesting that intelligence and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010320404