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Out of sight, out of mind : migration, entrepreneurship and social capital
Wahba, Jackline; Zenou, Yves - 2009
entrepreneurs for returnees but matter for non-migrants. -- Social capital ; entrepreneurship ; selection ; savings …
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Entrepreneurial moral hazard in income insurance
Ejrnæs, Mette; Hochgürtel, Stefan - 2011
We study entrepreneurs’ behavioral responses of effort (moral hazard) to avoid business failure.This is done in the context of an unemployment insurance scheme for self-employed, wherewe estimate how much of the transition probability to unemployment can be causally attributedto being insured....
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Education and entrepreneurial choice : an instrumental variables analysis
Block, Jörn; Hoogerheide, Lennart; Thurik, Adriaan R. - 2010 - Current version: November 2010
the likelihood that he/she starts a business.Implications for entrepreneurship research and practice are discussed. …
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Out of Sight, Out of Mind : Migration, Entrepreneurship and Social Capital
Wahba, Jackline - 2009
The aim of this paper is to investigate whether return migrants are more likely to become entrepreneurs than non-migrants. We develop a theoretical search model that puts forward the trade off faced by returnees since overseas migration provides an opportunity for human and physical capital...
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Launching with a Parachute : The Gig Economy and Entrepreneurial Entry
Barrios, John Manuel; Hochberg, Yael V.; Yi, Hanyi (Livia) - 2021
searches for entrepreneurship-related keywords increase ~7%, lending further credence to the predictions of our conceptual …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013214092
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Social Insurance and Entrepreneurship : The Effect of Unemployment Benefits on New-Business Formation
Xu, Wenjian - 2020
This paper studies the impacts of social insurance on the decision of an unemployed individual to start a business. I find that higher unemployment insurance (UI) benefits both lower the probability that an unemployed person will become self-employed and extend the duration before they make such...
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Which Entrepreneurs are Financially Constrained?
Ferreira, Miguel A. - 2020
increases the rate of entrepreneurship. The effect is stronger for entrepreneurs who incorporate their business, especially for … that financial constraints hamper growth-oriented entrepreneurship …
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Entrepreneurial Finance : Analyzing the Demand for the Personal Guarantee
Brown II, Walt; Saunders, Kent T. - 2021
This study contributes to the current body of entrepreneurial finance literature by analyzing multiple aspects of personal guarantees. We conducted a survey yielding 1,462 responses from owners or managers of incorporated small businesses geographically dispersed throughout the United States. Of...
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Social Capital and Entrepreneurial Financing Choice
Dudley, Evan - 2020
This paper investigates the influence of social capital on young firms' financing arrangements. Using a sample of U.S. start-ups, I find that social capital, as captured by secular norms and social networks in the entrepreneur's county, increases access to outside financing and reduces reliance...
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The Problems with and Promise of Entrepreneurial Finance
Cumming, Douglas J. - 2017
well integrated entrepreneurship and finance journals. Entrepreneurial finance encompasses venture capital, private equity … promising topics for future research. Managerial SummaryWho does research in entrepreneurial finance – entrepreneurship or … segmented by the type of journal, where finance journals are much less likely to refer to entrepreneurship journals …
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