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The relation between economic development and business ownership revisited

Carree, Martin Anthony; Stel, Adriaan J. van; Thurik, … - 2007

This paper revisits the two-equation model of Carree, van Stel, Thurik and Wennekers (2002) where deviations from the ‘equilibrium’ rate of business ownership play a central role determining both the growth of business ownership and that of economic development. Two extensions of the...

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Total factor productivity and the role of entrepreneurship

Erken, Hugo; Donselaar, Piet; Thurik, Adriaan R. - 2009 - Current version: May 2009

models based on the established literature. Traditionally, entrepreneurship is not dealt with in these models. In the present … paper it is shown that – when this variable is added - in all models there is a significant influence of entrepreneurship … while the remaining effects mainly stay the same. Entrepreneurship is measured as the business ownership rate (number of …

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Business ownership and economic growth in 23 OECD countries

Carree, Martin Anthony; Stel, Adriaan J. van; Thurik, … - 2000

In the present paper we address the relationship between the extentof business ownership (self-employment) and economic development. We will focusupon three issues. First, how is the equilibrium rate of business ownershiprelated to the stage of economic development? Second, what is the speed...

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Uncertainty avoidance and the rate of business ownership across 22 OECD countries, 1976 - 2000

Wennekers, A. R.; Thurik, Adriaan R.; Stel, Adriaan J. van - 2004

countries. First, the concepts of uncertainty and risk are elaborated, as well as theirrelevance for entrepreneurship. Second … (uncertaintyavoidance) may have a diverging impact on entrepreneurship. Possibly, a climate of uncertainty avoidancein large organizations …, suggesting that risingopportunity costs of entrepreneurship are the dominant perception in this cultural environment. In a …

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The lag structure of the impact of business ownership on economic performance in OECD countries

Carree, Martin Anthony (contributor); … - 2006 - This version: August 2006

This note investigates the impact of changes in the number of business owners on three measures of economic performance, viz. employment growth, GDP growth and labor productivity growth. Particular attention is devoted to the lag structure. The analysis is performed at the country level for 21...

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Small firms, entrepreneurship and economic growth

Thurik, Adriaan R. - 1995

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Political Reservations and Women's Entrepreneurship in India

Ghani, Ejaz - 2013

entrepreneurship does not appear linked to changes in reporting, better access to government contracts and business, or improved …

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Impeded industrial restructuring : the growth penalty

Audretsch, David B.; Carree, Martin Anthony; Stel, … - 2000

This paper documents that a process of industrial restructuring has been transforming the developed economies, where large corporations are accounting for less economic activity and small firms are accounting for a greatershare of economic activity. Not all countries, however, are experiencing...

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Linking entrepreneurship to growth

Audretsch, David B. (contributor); … - 2001 - [Elektronische Ressource]

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The effect of entrepreneurship on national economic growth : an analysis using the GEM database

Stel, Adriaan J. van (contributor); … - 2004

this test we aim to investigate to what extent the role of entrepreneurship has changed in the last decades of the 20th … per capita income. This suggests that entrepreneurship plays a different role in countries in different stages of economic …

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