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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...

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Jobs incorporated : incorporation status and job creation

Åstebro, Thomas; Tåg, Joacim - 2015

Recent research has shown that entrepreneurs who start incorporated firms are fundamentally different from entrepreneurs who start sole proprietorships. This difference suggests that incorporation status may distinguish the self-employed with no ambition to hire from entrepreneurs who plan to...

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

Braunerhjelm, Pontus; Henrekson, Magnus - 2012

deemed to be of particular importance for entrepreneurship, innovation-based firm growth and its ensuing impact on the …, who are renowned specialists in the area and with deep knowledge of the pertinent institutions in Sweden and the US. These …, considerable differences remain. These constitute the basis for the concluding policy discussion. -- Entrepreneurship ; Innovation …

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Why entrepreneurs choose risky R&D projects : but still not risky enough

Färnstrand Damsgaard, Erika; Norbäck, Pehr-Johan; … - 2012

. -- Entrepreneurship ; Innovation ; Start-ups ; Ownership ; Breakthrough ; Quality …

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Billionaire entrepreneurs : a systematic analysis

Henrekson, Magnus; Sanandaji, Tino - 2013

countries in the 1996-2010 period. To our knowledge this is the first systematic cross-country study of billionaire …-employment. -- Entrepreneurship ; Innovation ; Institutions ; Regulation ; Self-employment …

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Entrepreneurship and regulatory voids : the case of ridesharing

Deerfield, Amanda; Elert, Niklas - 2022

Formal institutions, e.g., regulations, are considered crucial determinants of entrepreneurship, but what enables regulatory change when there is a regulatory void, meaning entrepreneurship clashes with existing regulations? Drawing on public choice theory, we hypothesize that regulatory freedom...

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To be or not to be : the entrepreneur in neo-Schumpeterian growth theory

Henrekson, Magnus; Johansson, Dan; Karlsson, Johan - 2022

); innovation returns are modeled as following an ex ante known probability distribution. By assuming that innovation outcomes are …

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Two sides to the evasion : The Pirate Bay and the interdependencies of evasive entrepreneurship

Elert, Niklas; Henrekson, Magnus; Lundblad, Joakim - 2016

innovative and evasive features. The platform was a radical, widely applied innovation that transformed the Internet landscape …

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

Henrekson, Magnus; Sanandaji, Tino - 2016

One response to uncertainty and transactions costs in VC-finance is to compensate founders (and other key personnel) with stock options under complex contracts. Entrepreneurs are granted stock options contingent on firm performance, vesting and other criteria. While most countries tax stock...

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Entrepreneurship prompts institutional change in developing economies

Elert, Niklas; Henrekson, Magnus - 2020

occurs. Better knowledge of entrepreneurial responses to institutions and the context in which they occur offers a promising …

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