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Review of the Recent Trends in Development Economics Research : With Experience from the Federal Region of Kurdistan
Heshmati, Almas - 2008
This study is a review of the recent trends in development economics research. The focus is on the development in the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012773083
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Technology and Education : Computers, Software, and the Internet
Bulman, George - 2015
A substantial amount of money is spent on technology by schools, families and policymakers with the hope of improving educational outcomes. This chapter explores the theoretical and empirical literature on the impacts of technology on educational outcomes. The literature focuses on two primary...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013013568
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ICT Use in the Developing World : An Analysis of Differences in Computer and Internet Penetration
Chinn, Menzie David; Fairlie, Robert W. - 2021
Computer and Internet use, especially in developing countries, has expanded rapidly in recent years. Even in light of this expansion in technology adoption rates, penetration rates differ markedly between developed and developing countries and across developing countries. To identify the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013317534
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Superstar Economists : Coauthorship Networks and Research Output
Hsieh, Chih-Sheng - 2018
institutions and compare them with the economics funding program of the National Science Foundation. Our results indicate that …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012907829
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Home Bias in Top Economics Journals
Bethmann, Dirk; Bransch, Felix; Kvasnicka, Michael; … - 2023
Two of the top economics journals have institutional ties to a specific university, the Quarterly Journal of Economics …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014255582
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Foreign Direct Investment and Domestic Entrepreneurship : Blessing or Curse?
Danakol, Seçil - 2013
between FDI and entrepreneurship; positive spillovers via dissemination of technology or negative because of crowding out. Our … entrepreneurship in aggregate and intra‐industry to be negative. Policies need to consider how to counteract this effect …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013071742
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Do Institutions Have a Greater Effect on Female Entrepreneurs?
Estrin, Saul - 2009
both high aspiration and low aspiration entrepreneurship. We also find that women benefit more from the larger informal …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013153505
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Better Means More : Property Rights and High-Growth Aspiration Entrepreneurship
Estrin, Saul - 2009
This paper contrasts the determinants of entrepreneurial entry and high-growth aspiration entrepreneurship. Using the … Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) surveys for 42 countries over the period 1998-2005, we analyse how institutional … entrepreneurship, but has less pronounced effects for entrepreneurial entry. The availability of finance and the fiscal burden matter …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013155593
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Entrepreneurial Entry : Which Institutions Matter?
Aidis, Ruta - 2009
In this paper we explore the relationship between the individual decision to become an entrepreneur and the institutional context. We pinpoint the critical roles of property rights and the size of the state sector for entrepreneurial activity and test the relationships empirically by combining...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012763926
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The Firm Size Distribution Across Countries and Skill-Biased Change in Entrepreneurial Technology
Poschke, Markus - 2014
: the entrepreneurship rate and the fraction of small firms fall with per capita income across countries, while average firm … payoffs in working and in entrepreneurship. If some firms consistently benefit more from technological progress than others …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013057902