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Conflict and entrepreneurial activity in Afghanistan : findings from the national risk vulnerability assessment data
Ciarli, Tommaso; Parto, Saeed; Savona, Maria - 2010
associated risks, (iv) there is no indirect effect of conflict via institutions and infrastructure, and (v) entrepreneurial … activity may substitute for lacking markets and governance institutions. These results call for further and more in …
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The allocation of entrepreneurial talent and destructive entrepreneurship
Sanders, Mark; Weitzel, Utz - 2010
productive activities. We show that in this model two stable equilibria can emerge. As Baumol (1990) hypothesized, institutions … the importance of high quality institutions in developing countries and sheds light on the situation in conflict and post …-conflict countries, where both informal and formal institutions arguably have broken down. Under such circumstances, our analysis shows …
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Targeting credit through community members
Vera Cossío, Diego Alejandro - 2019
redirecting credit to unconnected households, albeit at high interest rates. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012154414
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Breaking the metal ceiling : female entrepreneurs who succeed in male-dominated sectors
Campos, Francisco; Goldstein, Markus P.; McGorman, Laura; … - 2017
Occupational segregation significantly contributes to the earnings gender gap worldwide. We look at differences in outcomes for male and female enterprises and their sectors in Sub-Saharan Africa, a region of high female participation in entrepreneurship. Data on Uganda show that women breaking...
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Unternehmer und Grundherren Nord-Nigerias im Kampf um die politische Macht - Zum sozialen Aufstieg der Einheimischen Wirtschaftselite in den nigerianischen Emiraten (Entrepreneurs...
Kohnert, Dirk - 2018
The traditional relationship of patronage and clientship between the landlord- and the growing commercial class in Bida and other Nigerian Emirates - firmly established during the 19th century - left indelible marks which influence the pattern of social communication between these two classes...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014223417
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The Role of Formal, Informal, and Family Credit in the Business Performance of Young Entrepreneurs in Benin
Djossou, Gbetoton Nadege; novignon, jacob; Bénédicte, … - 2020
Young entrepreneurship is an important lever for economic growth and employment creation in developing countries. Credit uptake, however, continues to pose significant limitations to the sustainability of small-scale enterprises. We estimated the impact of credit uptake (formal, informal, and...
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Entrepreneurship, institutions and skills in low-income countries
Brixiova, Zuzana; Égert, Balázs - 2017
This paper develops a model of costly firm creation in an economy with weak institutions, costly business environment …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011646808
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Entrepreneurship, institutions and skills in low-income countries
Brixiova, Zuzana; Égert, Balázs - 2017
This paper develops a model of costly firm creation in an economy with weak institutions, costly business environment …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011641557
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Intrapreneurship and trust
Elert, Niklas; Stam, Erik; Stenkula, Mikael - 2019
Trust and entrepreneurship are seen as key ingredients of long-term prosperity. However, it is not clear how these two are related. Part of the confusion can be traced back to the measurement of entrepreneurship, biased towards independent entrepreneurship (self-employed and new firms), and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012021623
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Institutional asymmetry : how formal and informal institutions affect entrepreneurship in Bulgaria
Williams, Nick; Verley, Tim - In: International small business journal : researching … 33 (2015) 8, pp. 840-861
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