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The effect of new business formation on regional development - Empirical evidence, interpretation, and avenues for further research
Fritsch, Michael - Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2011
research and draw some conclusions for entrepreneurship policy. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008828346
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What is the value of entrepreneurship?: a review of recent research
van Praag, C. Mirjam; Versloot, Peter H. - 2007
that entrepreneurship has important economic value. Hence, a systematic review is provided that answers the question: What … answer the question: What is the contribution of entrepreneurs to (i) employment generation and dynamics, (ii) innovation … group'? A fourth type of contribution studied is the role of entrepreneurship in increasing individuals' utility levels …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010276297
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The effect of new business formation on regional development: Empirical evidence, interpretation, and avenues for further research
Fritsch, Michael - 2011
research and draw some conclusions for entrepreneurship policy. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010286450
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Intuit QuickBooks Small Business Index: A new employment series for the US, Canada, and the UK
Akcigit, Ufuk; Chhina, Raman; Cilasun, Seyit Mümin; … - 2023
Small and young businesses are essential for job creation, innovation, and economic growth. Even most of the superstar firms start their business life small and then grow over time. Small firms have less internal resources, which makes them more fragile and sensitive to macroeconomic conditions....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014471686
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What is the Value of Entrepreneurship? A Review of Recent Research
Praag, C. Mirjam van; Versloot, Peter H. - Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2007
that entrepreneurship has important economic value. Hence, a systematic review is provided that answers the question: What … answer the question: What is the contribution of entrepreneurs to (i) employment generation and dynamics, (ii) innovation … group'? A fourth type of contribution studied is the role of entrepreneurship in increasing individuals' utility levels …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005090524
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Does the gender mix among employers influence who gets hired? A labor market experiment
Gaudeul, Alexia; Okvitawanli, Ayu; Panganiban, Marian - 2015
We consider in this paper whether the gender mix at the level of decision-makers in firms can influence gender representation at the employee level. We run a laboratory experiment whereby we present a pair of independent employers with applications from two potential employees. We consider...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011348200
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Regional dynamics of innovation investigating the co-evolution of patents, R&D, and employment
Bürger, Matthias; Brökel, Tom; Coad, Alex - 2009
sectoral employment for 270 German labour market regions over the period 1999-2005. Our unique panel dataset includes … subsequent growth of employment in the Medical & Optical Equipment industry as well as in the Electrics & Electronics sector …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010266666
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Methods of analyzing the relationship between new business formation and regional development
Fritsch, Michael - 2012
The paper reviews the approaches that have been followed for analyzing the effect of new business formation on regional development. It begins with an outline of how start-ups may affect regional development. In dealing with different ways of empirically assessing these effects, I particularly...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010291847
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Regional Dynamics of Innovation Investigating the Co-Evolution of Patents, R&D, and Employment
Bürger, Matthias; Brökel, Tom; Coad, Alex - Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2009
sectoral employment for 270 German labour market regions over the period 1999-2005. Our unique panel dataset includes … subsequent growth of employment in the Medical & Optical Equipment industry as well as in the Electrics & Electronics sector …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004984634
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The Skill Balancing Act: Determinants of and Returns to Balanced Skills
Bublitz, Elisabeth; Noseleit, Florian - Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2011
Entrepreneurs are found to have balanced skill sets and most have worked in small firms before starting their own business. In light of this, we compare the skill sets of employees working in businesses of different size to the skill sets of entrepreneurs using a rich data set on the applied...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009131067