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at stimulating economic growth through entrepreneurship should focus on high-quality start-ups. -- Entrepreneurship ; new … business formation ; regional development ; entrepreneurship policy …
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We investigate the effects that regional start-up activity has on employment in new and in incumbent businesses. The analysis is performed for West German regions over the 1987-2002 period. It shows that the effects of new businesses on employment in the incumbents are significantly positive and...
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unemployment. -- Entrepreneurship ; push and pull motives ; survival and failure ; job creation … between motives, survival rates and entrepreneurial development. We find in particular that start-ups out of opportunity and … necessity have higher survival rates than do start-ups out of necessity, even if both types face the same duration of previous …
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unemployment. -- Entrepreneurship ; push and pull motives ; survival and failure ; job creation … between motives, survival rates and entrepreneurial development. We find in particular that start-ups out of opportunity and … necessity have higher survival rates than do start-ups out of necessity, even if both types face the same duration of previous …
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Entrepreneurship is an important economic source for any country. However, the share of female entrepreneurs is still … findings in the (women) entrepreneurship literature, we build on social learning theory (Bandura 1973) and argue that role … models’ promotion of entrepreneurship, we distinguish different types of role models. We hypothesize that different role …
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survival rates and little contribution to job creation, economic growth, and innovation. In this paper, we use a rich data set … performance up until 40 months after business formation. We find that formerly subsidized founders lag behind not only in survival … and job creation, but especially also in innovation activities. The gaps in these business outcomes are relatively …
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We extend Lazear's theory of skills variety and entrepreneurship in three directions. First, we provide a theoretical … that being a generalist does not seem to be important in this regard. Finally, we find that innovation positively moderates …, but also commercial value. Our findings support the notion that entrepreneurship can be learned. …
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as input factors, and (3) start-up success as measured by start-up survival, degree of innovativeness, and change in … household income. Based on individual-level data from the KfW Start-up Monitor, a large-scale survey on entrepreneurship in …
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. -- Entrepreneurship ; new business formation ; regional development ; direct and indirect effects …
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