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Not for Lack of Trying: American Entrepreneurship in Black and White

Köllinger, P.; Minniti, M. - In: Small Business Economics 27 (2006) 1, pp. 59-79

Using a sample obtained from a survey conducted in the United States during summer 2002, we study the variables related to observed differences in the rate of entrepreneurial involvement between black and white Americans. We find strong evidence that differences in subjective and often biased...

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Being in Someone Else’s Shoes: the Role of Gender in Nascent Entrepreneurship

Minniti, Maria; Nardone, Carlo - In: Small Business Economics 28 (2007) 2, pp. 223-238

and women. Specifically, it has been shown that women are much less likely to be involved in entrepreneurship than men …

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Perceptual Variables and Nascent Entrepreneurship

Arenius, Pia; Minniti, Maria - In: Small Business Economics 24 (2005) 3, pp. 233-247

Using a large sample of individuals in 28 countries, we investigate what variables are significantly correlated with an individual’s decision to become an entrepreneur. Following existing literature in economics, we link such a decision to demographic and economic characteristics. In addition,...

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Balanced skills among nascent entrepreneurs

Stuetzer, Michael; Obschonka, Martin; Schmitt-Rodermund, Eva - In: Small Business Economics 41 (2013) 1, pp. 93-114

This paper examines the effects and origins of balanced skills among nascent entrepreneurs. In a first step we apply Lazear’s jack-of-all-trades theory to investigate performance effects of a balanced skill set. Second, we investigate potential sources of balanced skills, thereby testing the...

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Nascent Entrepreneurship and the Level of Economic Development

Wennekers, Sander; Wennekers, André van; Thurik, Roy; … - In: Small Business Economics 24 (2005) 3, pp. 293-309

entrepreneurial dynamics and its level of economic development. This would imply a different scope for entrepreneurship policy across … subsequent stages of development. Regressing global entrepreneurship (GEM) 2002 data for nascent entrepreneurship in 36 countries … find support for a U-shaped relationship. The results suggest that a ‘natural rate’ of nascent entrepreneurship is to some …

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Nascent Entrepreneurship Research: Achievements and Opportunities

Johnson, Peter; Parker, Simon; Wijbenga, Frits - In: Small Business Economics 27 (2006) 1, pp. 1-4

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The Effect of Business Regulations on Nascent and Young Business Entrepreneurship

Stel, André; Storey, David; Thurik, A. - In: Small Business Economics 28 (2007) 2, pp. 171-186

We examine the relationship, across 39 countries, between regulation and entrepreneurship using a new two …-equation model. We find the minimum capital requirement required to start a business lowers entrepreneurship rates across countries …

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What Happens to Nascent Entrepreneurs? An Econometric Analysis of the PSED

Parker, Simon C.; Belghitar, Yacine - In: Small Business Economics 27 (2006) 1, pp. 81-101

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Regional characteristics, opportunity perception and entrepreneurial activities

Stuetzer, Michael; Obschonka, Martin; Brixy, Udo; … - In: Small Business Economics 42 (2014) 2, pp. 221-244

This article seeks to better understand the link between regional characteristics and individual entrepreneurship. We … combine individual-level Global Entrepreneurship Monitor data for Western Germany with regional-level data, using multilevel …

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Moving on from nascent entrepreneurship: measuring cross-national differences in the transition to new business ownership

Bergmann, Heiko; Stephan, Ute - In: Small Business Economics 41 (2013) 4, pp. 945-959

Nascent entrepreneurship and new business ownership are subsequent stages in the entrepreneurial process. We illustrate … how information from the largest internationally harmonized database on entrepreneurship, the Global Entrepreneurship … the ratio of new business ownership to nascent entrepreneurship in a way that reflects the transition from nascent to new …

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