"Using a comprehensive database of firms in Western and Eastern Europe, we study how the business environment in a …

Using a comprehensive database of firms in Western and Eastern Europe, we study how the business environment in a …

What is the role of startups within the innovation ecosystem? Since 2000, startups have grown in their share of … ventures in the innovation process relative to more traditional alternatives such as academia and established private … generate predictions related to the value and impact of startup innovation. We then explore these predictions using patents …

Immigrants contribute disproportionately to entrepreneurship in many countries, accounting for a quarter of new … employer businesses in the US. We review recent research on the measurement of immigrant entrepreneurship, the traits of … are immigrants. We utilize the Annual Business Survey to quantify the greater rates of patenting and innovation in …

, we find that 6% of Republicans and 4% of Democrats become entrepreneurs. This partisan entrepreneurship gap is time …-varying: Republicans increase their relative entrepreneurship during Republican administrations and decrease it during Democratic … entrepreneurship around the elections of President Obama and President Trump, and the strongest effects among the most politically …

empower different elites and emphasize the interaction between local and nationwide institutions. We show that rising economic … European parliaments--a blueprint for Western Europe's institutional framework that promoted state-formation and economic …

We explore the impact of the institutional environment on the nature of entrepreneurial activity across Europe … activity in the emerging markets of Europe, but not in the more mature economies of Europe. Greater fairness and greater …