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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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enter entrepreneurship, to become self-employed, and to switch to another employer. The effects of layers are much stronger … for business creation than for jobswitching and they are stronger for entrepreneurship than for self-employment. However … fewer layers having a broader range of skills. -- entrepreneurship ; employee mobility ; hierarchy, rank, small firm effect …
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eight entrepreneurs from the Czech Republic and Romania), qualitative research findings are presented. Findings - Two … entrepreneurship to students from different study areas and compare the impact of education on their mind-set before and after business …
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Previous estimates indicate that COVID-19 led to a large drop in the number of operating businesses operating early in the pandemic, but surprisingly little is known on whether these shutdowns turned into permanent closures and whether small businesses were disproportionately hit. This paper...
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, employment, payroll, profits and industry) from these datasets is contained in Fairlie and Robb (2008). -- Entrepreneurship …
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"Entrepreneurs out of necessity" identified by the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor survey are a sizeable group across … market. This evidence is a challenge for existing theories of heterogeneous firms. -- Entrepreneurship ; firm size …
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Using a rich panel of owner-operated New York dairy farms, we provide new evidence on entrepreneurial behavior. We formulate a dynamic model of farms facing uninsured risks and financial constraints. Farmers derive nonpecuniary benefits from operating their businesses. We estimate the model via...
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relatively weak. Entrepreneurship policy needs to target particular groups, including women and less experienced business owners …
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"Entrepreneurs out of necessity" identified by the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor survey are a sizeable group across …
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Canadian employers are largely small businesses. Their relevance for job creation and labour demand is integral for policymakers concerned with adverse labour market outcomes resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. Using the Canadian Labour Force Survey (LFS) we document how the self-employed,...
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