Similar Search Results

ESSAYS ON THE MACROECONOMICS OF LABOR MARKETS

Stetsenko, Sergiy - 2010

the change in behavior of fertility rate at business cycle frequencies in the United States between the 1970s and 1990s … and shows how the cyclical and secular properties of fertility can be used to distinguish among several proposed theories … that account for the rise in labor force participation of married mothers. The model, in which households make fertility …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009438698

Family Formation and Equilibrium Influences

Beauchamp, Andrew W. - 2009

This dissertation considers incentives arising from equilibrium influences that affect the sequence of decisions that lead to family formation. The first chapter examines how state regulations directly aimed at abortion providers affect the market for abortion in the United States. Estimates...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009475467

Is there a cost associated with an increase in family size beyond child investment? : evidence from developing countries

Cáceres Delpiano, Julio - 2011

Utilizando nacimientos múltiples como variable instrumental (IV) para el tamaño de la familia y datos para 43 países en vías de desarrollo, se encuentra evidencia de que un incremento en el número de niños tiene un costo para toda familia en su conjunto. Las madres son más propensas a...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012530345

The importance of gestation process dynamics

Gordon, Scott R. - 2010

Principal Topic In this paper we seek to highlight the important intermediate role that the gestation process plays in entrepreneurship by examining its key antecedents and its consequences for new venture emergence. In doing so we take a behavioural perspective and argue that it is not only...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009437616

Building a better rat trap: technological innovation, human capital and the Irula

Terjesen, Siri A. - 2007

This case follows Sethu Sethunarayanan, Director of the non-profit Center for the Development of Disadvantaged People (CDDP), which is dedicated to the improvement of the Irula tribe in rural villages of southeast India. The Irulas specialize in catching rats, an activity which provides the bulk...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009437648

The role of human capital and strategic intent in internationalisation scope of new technology-based firms

Coeurderoy, Regis; Davidsson, Per; Tywoniak, Stephane - 2008

This paper explores the internationalization scope of new technology based firms (NTBFs) during their early years of operation. Internationalization is considered as a growth strategy in its own right whose successful implementation requires relevant resources and capabilities. We focus on the...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009437808

Firm Size Expectations of Nascent Entrepreneurs

Delmar, Frederic; Davidsson, Per; Aronsson, Magnus - 1999

The purpose of this paper was to examine the factors affecting the future firm size expectations of nascent entrepreneurs. This was done by testing a decision model on a unique data set composed of a random sample of nascent entrepreneurs. The proposed model is based on four different components...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009438334

Initial conditions as predictors of new venture performance: A replication and extension of the Cooper et al. study

Dahlqvist, Jonas; Davidsson, Per; Wiklund, Johan - 2000

In the words of Hubbard, Vetter and Little (1998, p. 252), 'systematic replication replaces piecemeal, untested results with useful findings that address practical problems.' We agree with this. We further hold that for empirical relationships to be really interesting and meaningful one should...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009438336

ESSAYS ON THE MACROECONOMICS OF INCOME INEQUALITY

Ozkan, Serdar - 2011

This thesis consists of three chapters, each of which focuses on different aspects of economic inequality.First, we investigate the differences in wage inequality between the United States and continental European countries (CEU). Wage inequality has been significantly higher in the US compared...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009438761

International Trade Openness and Gender Gaps in Pakistani Labor Force Participation Rates Over 57 Years

Hyder, Asma; Behrman, Jere R - 2011

The extent of openness to international trade may alter incentives differentially by gender for labor force participation, particularly in economies in which gender differentials in human capital investments such as schooling are large and in which norms about gender behaviors are strong. This...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009438968