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The shadows of the past : how implicit institutions influence entrepreneurship
Bauernschuster, Stefan; Falck, Oliver; Gold, Robert; … - 2009
influence on risk attitudes and opportunity recognition. We conduct a natural experiment based on Germany’s recent history and … compare individuals born and raised in the former socialist East Germany (GDR) with their West Germany (FRG) counterparts. Our … analysis confirms the expected difference in values between individuals from East and West Germany and also shows that these …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003857881
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Self-employment after socialism : intergenerational links, entrepreneurial values, and human capital
Fritsch, Michael; Rusakova, Alina - 2012
post-unified Germany. The findings suggest that the socialist regime significantly damaged this mechanism of an …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009566561
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Self-employment after socialism : intergenerational links, entrepreneurial values, and human capital
Fritsch, Michael; Rusakova, Alina - 2012
post-unified Germany. The findings suggest that the socialist regime significantly damaged this mechanism of an …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009544391
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Self-Employment as career choice : an empirical study on personal and environmental sources of entrepreneurial development
Sorgner, Alina - 2013
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009745918
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Entrepreneurship across Regions from a Long-Term Perspective
Wyrwich, Michael - 2012
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009672639
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Self-Employment after Socialism : Intergenerational Links, Entrepreneurial Values, and Human Capital
Fritsch, Michael - 2012
post-unified Germany. The findings suggest that the socialist regime significantly damaged this mechanism of an …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013104020
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"Institutions and entrepreneurship"
Gold, Robert - 2012
obstacle to entrepreneurship in East Germany. The thesis shows that these differences in the implicit institutions result from … the Internet significantly decreased voter turnout in Germany. However, it is rather the established parties that could …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009627663
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The shadows of the past: how implicit institutions influence entrepreneurship
Bauernschuster, Stefan; Falck, Oliver; Gold, Robert; … - 2009
influence on risk attitudes and opportunity recognition. We conduct a natural experiment based on Germany’s recent … history and compare individuals born and raised in the former socialist East Germany (GDR) with their West Germany (FRG …) counterparts. Our analysis confirms the expected difference in values between individuals from East and West Germany and also shows …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010267063
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Schumpeterian entrepreneurship in Europe compared to other industrialized regions
Henrekson, Magnus; Sanandaji, Tino - 2017
We examine whether Europe has an "entrepreneurship deficit" compared to other industrialized regions. Cross-country comparisons are difficult due to the lack of standard empirical definitions of entrepreneurship. Measures focusing on small business activity and startup rates suggest that Europe...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011657487
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Born entrepreneur? : adolescents’ personality characteristics and self-employment in adulthood
Viinikainen, Jutta; Heineck, Guido; Böckerman, Petri; … - 2016
Is there an entrepreneurial personality and does it appear early in life? We provide a new answer on this question by using the so-called Type A behavior traits (Aggression, Leadership, Responsibility, and Eagerness-Energy), measured in childhood and adolescence, and examining their relationship...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011441301