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Entrepreneurs and their impact on jobs and economic growth : productive entrepreneurs can invigorate the economy by creating jobs and new technologies, and increasing productivity
Kritikos, Alexander - 2014
competitiveness of the economy and may establish new jobs. The gains of entrepreneurship are only realized, however, if the business …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011413660
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Growing out of the crisis : hidden assets to Greece's transition to an innovation economy
Herrmann, Benedikt; Kritikos, Alexander - In: IZA journal of European Labor Studies 2 (2013), pp. 1-23
Greece’s currently planned institutional reforms will help to get the country going with limited economic growth. With an economy based primarily on tourism, trade, and agriculture, Greece lacks an established competitive industry and an innovation-friendly environment, resulting in a low...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010209745
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Growing out of the crisis : hidden assets to Greece's transition to an innovation economy
Herrmann, Benedikt; Kritikos, Alexander - 2013
Greece's currently planned institutional reforms will help to get the country going with limited economic growth. With an economy based primarily on tourism, trade, and agriculture, Greece lacks an established competitive industry and an innovation-friendly environment, resulting in a low export...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010128350
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Self-efficacy and entrepreneurial performance of start-ups
Caliendo, Marco; Kritikos, Alexander; Rodríguez, Daniel; … - 2023
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013491013
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Personality and entrepreneurship
Kritikos, Alexander - 2022
entrepreneurship since 2000 and shows that possessing certain personality characteristics will make it more likely that an individual … into entrepreneurship. Further, entrepreneurs are more likely to hire, the higher they score in risk tolerance, trust …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013329715
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The gender gap in entrepreneurship : not just a matter of personality
Caliendo, Marco; Fossen, Frank M.; Kritikos, Alexander; … - 2014
Why do entrepreneurship rates differ so markedly by gender? Using data from a large, representative German household …-up decision and can explain the gender gap in entrepreneurship. Applying a decomposition analysis, we observe that the higher risk …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010354771
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Why did self-employment increase so strongly in Germany?
Fritsch, Michael; Kritikos, Alexander; Sorgner, Alina - 2015
Germany experienced a unique rise in the level of self-employment in the first two decades following unification. Applying the non-linear Blinder-Oaxaca decomposition technique, we find that the main factors driving these changes in the overall level of self-employment are demographic...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010473186
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Why did self-employment increase so strongly in Germany?
Fritsch, Michael; Kritikos, Alexander; Sorgner, Alina - 2015 - This version: January 2015
Germany experienced a unique rise in the level of self-employment in the first two decades following unification. Applying the non-linear Blinder-Oaxaca decomposition technique, we find that the main factors driving these changes in the overall level of self-employment are demographic...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010479957
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Do entrepreneurs really earn less?
Fritsch, Michael; Kritikos, Alexander; Sorgner, Alina - 2014
employee, while the median solo entrepreneur earns less. However, solo entrepreneurship pays for those with a university …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010433906
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Do entrepreneurs really earn less?
Sorgner, Alina; Fritsch, Michael; Kritikos, Alexander - 2014
employee, while the median solo entrepreneur earns less. However, solo entrepreneurship pays for those with a university …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010438895