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Who Works for Whom? Worker Sorting in a Model of Entrepreneurship with Heterogeneous Labor Markets
Dinlersoz, Emin; Hyatt, Henry R.; Janicki, Hubert P. - 2016
entrepreneurship is introduced, where individuals can choose not to work, become entrepreneurs, or work in one of the two sectors … entrepreneurship in the United States. …
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Endogenous Hours and the Wealth of Entrepreneurs
Wellschmied, Felix; Yurdagul, Emircan - 2019
US entrepreneurs typically work long hours in their firms and these hours form a large part of the firms' labor input. This paper studies the role of endogenous owner hours in shaping the wealth distribution among entrepreneurs. We introduce owners' endogenous labor supply into a model of...
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What is the value of entrepreneurship?: a review of recent research
van Praag, C. Mirjam; Versloot, Peter H. - 2007
that entrepreneurship has important economic value. Hence, a systematic review is provided that answers the question: What … group'? A fourth type of contribution studied is the role of entrepreneurship in increasing individuals' utility levels …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010276297
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Political power, resistance to technological change and economic development: Evidence from the 19th century Sweden
Tyrefors Hinnerich, Björn; Lindgren, Erik; … - 2017
This paper empirically tests the hypothesis that landed elites may block technological change and economic development if they fear that they will lose future political power (Acemoglu and Robinson (2002, 2006, and 2012). It exploits a plausible exogenous change in the distribution of political...
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Changing returns to education during a boom? The case of Ireland
McGuinness, Seamus; McGinnity, Frances; O'Connell, Philip - 2008
change theory needs to take account of both the specific changes in the nature of labour demand and the nature and extent of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010290583
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The effects of education-job (mis)match on the earnings of graduates in the Czech Republic
Sedláček, Jan; Zelenka, Martin - In: Review of Economic Perspectives 21 (2021) 2, pp. 105-150
assumptions derived from assignment theory. The authors use data of graduates' self-evaluation collected in national and …
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Inventories, employment and hours
Galeotti, Marzio; Maccini, Louis J.; Schiantarelli, Fabio - 2002
The purpose of this paper is to develop a model that integrates inventory and labor decisions We extend a model of inventory behavior to include a detailed specification of the role of labor input in the production process and of the costs associated with it In particular we distinguish between...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010293442
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Inventories, employment and hours
Galeotti, Marzio; Maccini, Louis J.; Schiantarelli, Fabio - 2002
The purpose of this paper is to develop a model that integrates inventory and labor decisions. We extend a model of inventory behavior to include a detailed specification of the role of labor input in the production process and of the costs associated with it. In particular, we distinguish...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011335689
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Inventories, Employment and Hours
Galeotti, Marzio; Maccini, Louis J.; Schiantarelli, Fabio - 2002
The purpose of this paper is to develop a model that integrates inventory and labor decisions. We extend a model of inventory behavior to include a detailed specification of the role of labor input in the production process and of the costs associated with it. In particular, we distinguish...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010262792
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The Value of an Educated Population for an Individual's Entrepreneurship Success
Millan, Jose Maria; Congregado, Emilio; Roman, Concepcion; … - 2011
Human capital obtained through education has been shown to be one of the strongest drivers of entrepreneurship … of time. An implication of our novel finding is that entrepreneurship and higher education policies should be considered …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010325662