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Stock option taxation and venture capital activity : a cross-country comparison

Henrekson, Magnus; Sanandaji, Tino - 2016

it narrowly targets entrepreneurial startups without requiring broad tax cuts. …

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Entrepreneurship, institutuions and economic dynamism : lessons from a comparison of the United States and Sweden

Braunerhjelm, Pontus; Henrekson, Magnus - 2012

The purpose of this research endeavor - in the form of eight articles - to be published in 2013 in a Special Section of Industrial and Corporate Change is to further our understanding of the extent, character and orientation of entrepreneurial activity in today's wealthy countries. This is done...

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Hierarchies, the small firm effect, and entrepreneurship : evidence from Swedish microdata

Tåg, Joacim; Åstebro, Thomas; Thompson, Peter - 2013

for business creation than for jobswitching and they are stronger for entrepreneurship than for self-employment. However …

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Entrepreneurship, innovation and the good life : reflections on Edmund Phelps' mass flourishing

Henrekson, Magnus - 2014

Edmund Phelps, the 2006 Nobel Laureate in Economics, has written a thought-provoking and ambitious book: Mass Flourishing: How Grassroots Innovation Created Jobs, Challenge, and Change (Princeton University Press, 2013). The book is laudable for its emphasis on innovation, for its discussion of...

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The entrepreneurial rent : the value of and compensation for entrepreneurship

Henrekson, Magnus; Stenkula, Mikael - 2016

The surplus that is created in a successful entrepreneurial venture is much higher than the profit corresponding to the risk-adjusted market rate of return. The part of the surplus that exceeds this level may be denoted "entrepreneurial rent." Such rents normally disappear in the long run but...

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The interaction of Schumpeterian institutional entrepreneurship and Hayekian institutional change in innovative industries

Henrekson, Magnus; Lakomaa, Erik; Sanandaji, Tino - 2021

Innovation often takes place in entrepreneurial ecosystems. We use the history of the Silicon Valley venture capital model and the Hollywood motion picture industry to illustrate how specialized institutions that regulate these entrepreneurial ecosystems emerged through actions by business...

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Collaborative innovation blocs and mission-oriented innovation policy: an ecosystem perspective

Elert, Niklas; Henrekson, Magnus - 2021

Among contemporary economists, Mariana Mazzucato stands out for her emphasis on the importance of innovation to solve pressing challenges and achieve a greater quality of life. However, the type of mission-oriented innovation policies she promotes usually rely on an overly mechanical view of...

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Institutional reform for innovation and entrepreneurship : an agenda for Europe

Elert, Niklas; Henrekson, Magnus; Stenkula, Mikael - 2017

It is imperative that the economies of the European Union become more entrepreneurial to promote innovation and economic growth. To achieve these goals, we propose a reform strategy with respect to (i) the rule of law and the protection of property rights; (ii) the tax system; (iii) regulations...

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Entrepreneurial experimentation : a key function in entrepreneurial systems of innovation

Lindholm, Åsa; Andersson, Martin; Carlsson, Bo - 2017

There is a need for a conceptual approach that, with reference to explicit micro-level mechanisms and processes of industrial dynamics, articulates the role and function of entrepreneurial experimentation in innovation systems. This paper develops the concept of "entrepreneurial systems of...

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Stock option taxation : a missing piece in European innovation policy?

Henrekson, Magnus; Sanandaji, Tino - 2017

Venture capital has become a dominant form of innovation finance, used by many high-tech startups. Europe lags the U ….S. in both VC activity and the creation of successful startups, and has recently been surpassed by China. Few European … financial and human capital to startups. As a response to high uncertainty and transaction costs, VC financiers developed a …

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