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Oligarchic land ownership, entrepreneurship, and economic development

Falkinger, Josef; Grossmann, Volker - In: Journal of Development Economics 101 (2013) C, pp. 206-215

This paper develops a theory in which oligarchic ownership of land or other natural resources may impede … entrepreneurship in the manufacturing sector and may thereby retard structural change and economic development. We show that, due to … sector. We discuss historical evidence from Latin America, India, Taiwan and South Korea which supports our theory. …

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Distribution of Natural Resources, Entrepreneurship, and Economic Development: Growth Dynamics with Two Elites

Falkinger, Josef; Grossmann, Volker - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2005

entrepreneurial elite, resulting in economic policy and institutions which are more conducive to entrepreneurship and productivity …

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Debt financing among native- and immigrant-owned firms: empirical evidence from Swedish small business at start up stage

Yazdanfar, Darush; Abbasian, Saeid - In: World Review of Entrepreneurship, Management and … 10 (2014) 4, pp. 422-434

This paper provides evidence on ethnic differences in bank debt financing among small Swedish firms at the start-up stage. The empirical analysis is carried out on a sample of small firms consisting of 2,814 native- and immigrant-owned firms for year 2008. The method of binary logistic...

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Preisrigidität und Marktstruktur : eine theoretische und empirische Analyse

Weiß, Christoph R. - 1993

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The entrepreneur in microeconomic theory : disappearance and explanation

Barreto, Humberto - 1989

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Subsidies and agricultural employment: The education channel

Berlinschi, Ruxanda; Swinnen, Johan F.M.; Van Herck, … - International Association of Agricultural Economists - IAAE - 2012

Agricultural employment in industrialized countries has been steadily decreasing despite important levels of farm subsidies. In this paper we provide a new explanation for this puzzle, namely the positive impact of subsidies on the education level of farmers’ children. If farmers are credit...

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Do Rural Banks Matter? Evidence from the Indian Social Banking Experiment

Burgess, Robin; Pande, Rohini - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2004

Lack of access to finance is often cited as a key reason for why poor people remain poor. This Paper uses data on the Indian rural branch expansion programme to provide empirical evidence on this issue. Between 1977 and 1990, the Indian central bank mandated that a commercial bank could open a...

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Do Rural Banks Matter? Evidence from the Indian Social Banking Experiment

Burgess, Robin; Pande, Rohini - Centre for Market and Public Organisation (CMPO), … - 2004

Lack of access to finance is often cited as a key reason for why poor people remain poor. This paper uses data on the Indian rural branch expansion program to provide empirical evidence on this issue. Between 1977 and 1990, the Indian central bank mandated that a commercial bank can open a...

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Do rural banks matter? evidence from the Indian social banking experiment

Burgess, Robin; Pande, Rohini - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2003

Lack of access to finance is often cited as a key reason why poor people remain poor. This paper uses data on the Indian rural branch expansion program to provide empirial evidence on this issue. Between 1977 and 1990, the Indian Central Bank mandated that a commercial bank can open a branch in...

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Production Process Heterogeneity, Time to Build, and Macroeconomic Performance

Amendola, Mario; Gaffard, Jean-Luc; Saraceno, Francesco - In: Revue de l'OFCE N° 124 (2012) 5, pp. 263-294

This paper describes the out-of-equilibrium approach to the analysis of economic processes. We argue that such an approach is adapted to study qualitative (or structural) changes, like technical progress or changes in preferences. Truly sequential analyses manage to capture the essential...

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