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Choosing Electoral Rules : Theory and Evidence from US Cities

Aghion, Philippe - 2005

This paper studies the choice of electoral rules, in particular, the question of minority representation. Majorities tend to disenfranchise minorities through strategic manipulation of electoral rules. With the aim of explaining changes in electoral rules adopted by US cities (particularly in...

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Sticking it out : entrepreneurial survival and liquidity constraints

Holtz-Eakin, Douglas - In: Journal of political economy 102 (1994) 1, pp. 53-75

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Horatio Alger Meets the Mobility Tables

Holtz-Eakin, Douglas - 2000

The question of how entrepreneurship relates to income mobility is cogent given the current public debate about the … sources of income inequality and mobility in United States society. We examine how experience with entrepreneurship has … distribution over time, and to see how their mobility (or lack thereof) was affected by involvement with entrepreneurship. Our main …

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Networking Frictions in Venture Capital, and the Gender Gap in Entrepreneurship

Howell, Sabrina T. - 2019

. Such frictions can help explain part of the gender gap in entrepreneurship, and also have implications for how to design …

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Investor Tax Credits and Entrepreneurship : Evidence from U.S. States

Denes, Matthew R. - 2020

Angel investor tax credits are used globally to spur high-growth entrepreneurship. Exploiting the staggered … have large positive effects, raising concerns about using investor subsidies to promote entrepreneurship …

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The Effects of Entry on Incumbent Innovation and Productivity

Aghion, Philippe - 2006

How does firm entry affect innovation incentives and productivity growth in incumbent firms? Micro-data suggests that there is heterogeneity across industries--incumbents in technologically advanced industries react positively to foreign firm entry, but not in laggard industries. To explain this...

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Financial Capital, Human Capital, and the Transition to Self-Employment : Evidence from Intergenerational Links

Dunn, Thomas - 1996

The environment for business creation is central to economic policy, as entrepreneurs are believed to be forces of innovation, employment and economic dynamism. We use data from the National Longitudinal Surveys (NLS) to investigate the relative importance of financial and human capital...

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Entrepreneurial Decisions and Liquidity Constraints

Holtz-Eakin, Douglas - 1993

This paper analyzes the role of liquidity constraints in the formation of new entrepreneurial enterprises. The basic empirical strategy is to determine whether an individual's wealth affects the probability of becoming an entrepreneur, and the conditional amounts of depreciable assets, ceteris...

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Sticking it Out : Entrepreneurial Survival and Liquidity Constraints

Holtz-Eakin, Douglas - 1993

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Are New Venture Competitions Useful?

Howell, Sabrina T. - 2017

This paper uses administrative data from 87 new venture competitions in 17 U.S. states to show that winning has large, positive effects on measures of subsequent venture success, including employment and financing. While cash prizes are valuable, especially for founders who are likely...

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