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Digital dynamism : how IT and social media are enhancing business opportunities for Sri Lankan entrepreneurs
Wijesinha, Anushka - 2015
narrative around the use of IT and social media for entrepreneurship in the future. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011288743
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The returns to education for opportunity entrepreneurs, necessity entrepreneurs, and paid employees : conference paper
Fossen, Frank M.; Büttner, Tobias - 2013
We assess the relevance of formal education on the productivity of the self-employed and distinguish between opportunity entrepreneurs, who voluntarily pursue a business opportunity, and necessity entrepreneurs, who lack alternative employment options. We expect differences in the returns to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010344606
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An exploratory analysis of the effects of the formalisation policy for individual micro-entrepreneurs
Corseuil, Carlos Henrique; Neri, Marcelo Cortes; … - 2014
promoting: i) micro-entrepreneurship in Brazil; and ii) the formalisation of entrepreneurs. Regarding the promotion of micro-entrepreneurship …
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Hiring entrepreneurs for innovation
Lindbjerg, Louise; Vladasel, Theodor - 2021
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Hiring entrepreneurs for innovation
Lindbjerg, Louise; Vladasel, Theodor - 2021
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Promoting women's economic empowerment in the COVID-19 context
O'Donnell, Megan; Buvinić, Mayra; Kenny, Charles; … - 2021
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012670816
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Does education enhance entrepreneurship?
Ahn, Kunwon; Winters, John V. - 2021
. Education and entrepreneurship are both influenced by other related factors. The current study estimates causal effects of … formal education on entrepreneurship outcomes by instrumenting for an individual's years of schooling using cohort mean years … education for men. The results suggest that formal education enhances entrepreneurship. …
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Selection into entrepreneurship and self-employment
Levine, Ross; Rubinstein, Yona - 2020
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012486554
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The impact of COVID-19 on small business owners: the first three months after social-distancing restrictions
Fairlie, Robert W. - 2020
Social distancing restrictions and health- and economic-driven demand shifts from COVID-19 are expected to shutter many small businesses and entrepreneurial ventures, but there is very little early evidence on impacts. This paper provides the first analysis of impacts of the pandemic on the...
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