Drawing on representative household data from the German Socio-Economic Panel, we examine the role of an early … relationship holds irrespective of the level of education. -- Entrepreneurship ; parental role models ; human capital …

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 … market economy, suggesting the existence of a long-lasting regional entrepreneurship culture. -- Entrepreneurship ; self …

This paper summarizes the role of entrepreneurship in the East German transformation process that followed the … policy should have a special focus on entrepreneurship. In particular, it should try to utilize and strengthen the …

This paper contrasts the determinants of entrepreneurial entry and high-growth aspiration entrepreneurship. Using the … Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) surveys for 42 countries over the period 1998-2005, we analyse how institutional … entrepreneurship, but has less pronounced effects for entrepreneurial entry. The availability of finance and the fiscal burden matter …

working age population survey data taken from the Global Enterprise Monitor. A methodological contribution is the use of … sector. However, these results are sensitive to the level of development. -- Entrepreneurship ; property rights ; access to …

. We use data from the Global Enterprise Monitor survey (GEM) which covers at least 2,000 individuals annually in each of … up to 44 countries, merged with country-level data, from the WB WDI and Heritage Foundation. We start with a spectrum of … both high aspiration and low aspiration entrepreneurship. We also find that women benefit more from the larger informal …

-- entrepreneurship ; property rights ; access to finance …

and a tradition of entrepreneurship have long-run positive effects on development in regions that face disruptive shocks …. Entrepreneurship and knowledge play a less important role for development across West German regions, where no significant shocks …