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The interplay between entrepreneurship and institutions is crucial for economic development; however, the view that … institutions determine the extent to which entrepreneurial activity is productive is only part of the story. We argue that … change. Through their actions, entrepreneurs have a fundamental influence on institutions, whether they abide by them …
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Formal institutions, e.g., regulations, are considered crucial determinants of entrepreneurship, but what enables …
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North Korea is perceived by many as one of the most totalitarian societies of modern time. But in the wake of the economic collapse of the 1990s, North Korean totalitarianism has grappled with new conditions. This paper examines how the country's totalitarian character has been upheld through...
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economies. Formal and informal institutions in such countries are often sub-par, but rather than being constrained by them …, entrepreneurship can often affect institutions and contribute to their evolution. We highlight three entrepreneurial responses to the … occurs. Better knowledge of entrepreneurial responses to institutions and the context in which they occur offers a promising …
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. We analyze institutions and policies conducive to structural transformation, in particular the expansion of high … institutions that encourage the creation of HGFs and promote structural transformation. In particular, our analysis points to the …
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model and the Hollywood motion picture industry to illustrate how specialized institutions that regulate these …. Schumpeterian entrepreneurs not only create new companies; they also create new institutions as an integral part of the … results from a Hayekian process of emergence fueled by business entrepreneurs’ efforts. Some institutions remain informal …
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institutions. We present an alternative way of generalizing the notion of entrepreneurship and show how and why it encompasses the … of institutions constitutes an important set of entrepreneurial profit opportunities. An implication of this is that … entrepreneurial efforts to reform or offset inefficient institutions can in some cases be welfare-improving …
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The Swedish economy has developed rapidly since the mid-1990s relative to most comparable countries, in particular relative to almost all other EU-15 countries. We investigate two policy areas that are believed to have been important for the strong economic development in Sweden during the last...
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. Overall, the findings suggest that initial conditions and economic and political institutions matter for the structure and …
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necessary to establish appropriate rules and institutions for school competition. Instead, ill-conceived grading and curriculum …-profit producers, must account for how institutions and incentive structures affect behavior. …
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