External finance is central for nascent entrepreneurs, people in the process of starting new ventures. We argue that … increase the likelihood of obtaining equity finance. Thus, if signals are credible, innovation positively impacts external … that the relation between finance and innovation depends on the stage of a start-up lifecycle. …

This survey reviews the theoretical literature on high impact entrepreneurship. The survey is guided in part by the … recent classification changes at the Journal of Economic Literature (JEL) regarding entrepreneurship. The board voted to … create a new classification code, L26, for entrepreneurship. The JEL intends to use this code for all articles and books that …

This survey reviews the theoretical literature on high impact entrepreneurship. The survey is guided in part by the … recent classification changes at the Journal of Economic Literature (JEL) regarding entrepreneurship. The board voted to … create a new classification code, L26, for entrepreneurship. The JEL intends to use this code for all articles and books that …

External finance is central for nascent entrepreneurs, people in the process of starting new ventures. We argue that … increase the likelihood of obtaining equity finance. Thus, if signals are credible, innovation positively impacts external … that the relation between finance and innovation depends on the stage of a start-up lifecycle. …

West Germans are more likely to possess person-related and situation-related factors necessary for growing a business in a …

West Germans are more likely to possess person-related and situation-related factors necessary for growing a business in a …

economic development, higher business start-up costs, higher levels of entrepreneurship education, lower income taxes and lower … types of informal investors based on business ownership experience (or no such experience) and close family relationship … with investee (or no such relationship): “classic love money”, “outsider”, “kin owner” and “classic business angel …

We investigate the persistence of levels of self-employment and new business formation in different time periods and … under different framework conditions. The analysis shows that high levels of regional self-employment and new business … and drastic changes in the politic-economic environment. We thus conclude that regional entrepreneurship cultures do exist …

The 40 years of socialist regime in East Germany were characterized by a massive anti-entrepreneurship policy. We … investigate the reemergence of entrepreneurship in East Germany during its transformation to a market economy following the … for starting an own business. Moreover, East German workers tend to have a lower variety of skills than their West German …