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Financial and institutional reforms for an entrepreneurial society
Economidou, Claire; Grilli, Luca; Henrekson, Magnus; … - 2018
ventures. That is followed by three papers that focus on the institutions that (fail to) channel financial resources to such … ventures and two papers that analyze the relevance of labor market institutions. The special issue concludes with two papers … investigating how the interplay of institutions and productive entrepreneurship results in economic growth. …
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The French curse? On the puzzling economic consequences of French colonization
Bergh, Andreas; Fink, Guenther - 2018
More than 50 years after independence, the majority of countries in Sub-Saharan Africa remain poor with limited rates of economic growth. One of the most striking features of economic development on the sub-Saharan subcontinent is the remarkably poor performance of French colonies relative to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011917110
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Did Africa's first choices matter? Growth legacies of leaders at independence
Jørgensen, Christina Mangaard; Bjørnskov, Christian - 2015
We explore the potential effects of the first leaders of Sub-Saharan Africa. We first outline a set of theoretical reasons for why leaders may matter particularly at the critical juncture of African independence and why this influence may be persistent. In an unbalanced panel from 40 African...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011442480
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Risk-sharing and entrepreneurship
Kilström, Matilda; Roth, Paula - 2022
In this paper, we study the role of risk-sharing in entrepreneurship-driven innovation. Studying entrepreneurship and innovation entails modeling an occupational choice and an effort choice. Risk-sharing may increase the number of individuals who become entrepreneurs by limiting the downside...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013330003
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Academic freedom, institutions and productivity
Berggren, Niclas; Bjørnskov, Christian - 2021
The issue of what explains differences in the wealth of nations is one of the most classic in economics. We propose de facto academic freedom as an explanatory variable. The main idea is that such freedom allows for the development of new useful knowledge through research unconstrained by...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012703457
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Entrepreneurial accessibility, eudaimonic well-being, and inequality
Boudreaux, Christopher John; Elert, Niklas; Henrekson, … - 2021
entrepreneurs as well as societal eudaimonic equality. The ex ante conditions for equality of well-being entail institutions that …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012703462
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Economic Freedom and Economic Crisis
Bjørnskov, Christian - 2015
In this paper, I explore the politically contested association between the degree of capitalism, captured by measures of economic freedom, and the risk and characteristics of economic crisis. After offering some brief theoretical considerations, I estimate the effects of economic freedom on...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010504512
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Local Competitiveness Fostered through Local Institutions for Entrepreneurship
Andersson, Martin; Henrekson, Magnus - 2014
basic premise is that entrepreneurship is a central driver of economic renewal and change, and that institutions affect both … the supply and direction of entrepreneurship. While local institutions always develop and operate against the backdrop of … and stringency of enforcement) and informal (e.g., attitudes and social legitimacy) institutions. We further argue that …
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Protection of Property Rights and Growth as Political Equilibria
Asoni, Andrea - 2008
This paper presents a survey of the literature on property rights and economic growth. It discusses different theoretical mechanisms that relate property rights to economic development. Lack of protection of property rights can result in slow economic growth through different channels:...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010320102
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Institutions and Venture Capital
Lerner, Josh; Tåg, Joacim - 2012
We survey the literature on venture capital and institutions and present a case study comparing the development of the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010320253