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State-based conflict and entrepreneurship : empirical evidence
Naudé, Wim; Amorós, Ernesto; Brück, Tilman - 2023
This paper investigates the relationship between state-based conflict and entrepreneurship. From a survey of the … opportunity-motivated forms of entrepreneurship, and (2) a positive association with unproductive and necessity-motivated forms of … entrepreneurship. We test these hypotheses by drawing on several state-based conflict and entrepreneurship measures, using appropriate …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013545916
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State-Based Conflict and Entrepreneurship: Empirical Evidence
Naudé, Wim; Amorós, Ernesto; Brück, Tilman - 2023
This paper investigates the relationship between state-based conflict and entrepreneurship. From a survey of the … opportunity-motivated forms of entrepreneurship, and (2) a positive association with unproductive and necessity-motivated forms of … entrepreneurship. We test these hypotheses by drawing on several state-based conflict and entrepreneurship measures, using appropriate …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014296690
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Self-Employment Wealth and Job Creation: The Roles of Gender, Non-Pecuniary Motivation and Entrepreneurial Ability.
Burke, Andrew E.; FitzRoy, Felix R.; Nolan, Michael A. - Centre for Research into Industry, Enterprise, Finance … - 2000
This paper uses National Child Development Study data for a large cohort of British individuals, to explore the influence of education, inheritance and other background characteristics on the propensity to become self-employed; and also on subsequent success, as measured by job and wealth...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005673121
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Entrepreneurial Choice and Performance: A Re-Appraisal of Liquidity and Human Capital Constraints
Burke, Andrew E; FitzRoy, Felix R; Nolan, Michael A - Centre for Research into Industry, Enterprise, Finance … - 1997
A new theory of entrepreneurial effort demonstrates that reducing liquidity constraints may retard the performance of the self-employed. A two dimensional empirical approach then distinguishes the impact of human and financial capital on both the number and performance of the self-employed. This...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005673137
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The impact of enterprise zones on the incubation and evolution of technology and manufacturing businesses in New York state
Snarr, Hal Wesley; Friesner, Dan - In: Review of Economic Analysis : REA 14 (2022) 3, pp. 361-379
's subsequent tax reforms, which were implemented to promote creation- and discovery-based entrepreneurship in all parts of the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013554917
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Do SBA loans create jobs?
Brown, J. David; Earle, John S. - 2013
Small Business Administration (SBA) loans have long been one of the most significant policy interventions in the U.S. affecting firm behavior, but little is known about their outcomes. This paper estimates the effects on employment using a list of all SBA loans linked to annual data on all U.S....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009786960
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Intuit QuickBooks Small Business Index : a new employment series for the US, Canada, and the UK
Akcigit, Ufuk; Chhina, Raman; Cilasun, Seyit Mümin; … - Leibniz-Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung Halle - 2023
Small and young businesses are essential for job creation, innovation, and economic growth. Even most of the superstar firms start their business life small and then grow over time. Small firms have less internal resources, which makes them more fragile and sensitive to macroeconomic conditions....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014281853
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Casuística de acceso a la actualización de la prestación por desempleo: bases para un modelo de decisión
López, Sonia Martín; Vacas, Gustavo Lejarriaga Pérez … - In: CIRIEC-España, revista de economía pública, social y … (2005) 52, pp. 307-333
Since 1985, when Royal Decree 1044/85, dated 19 June 1985, provided for the receipt of unemployment benefit in a lump sum payment, this instrument has enabled the creation of several professional and business initiatives that have undoubtedly contributed to the generation of stable employment....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005087185
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New small firms and dimensions of economic performance
Shaffer, Sherrill; Hasan, Iftekhar; Zhou, Mingming - Suomen Pankki - 2009
Using data from US labour market areas, we quantify empirical associations between entry by small firms and a vector of economic performance measures encompassing levels, volatilities and growth rates of several income and employment variables. Distinct and robust associations are found for net...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005190767
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The Impact of Overtime Limits on Firms and Workers: Evidence from Japan's Work Style Reform
Burdin, Gabriel; Kambayashi, Ryo; Kato, Takao - 2024
This study provides the first analysis of Japan's 2018 Work Style Reform (WSR) and its effects on firms and workers, using payroll and survey data in a difference-in-difference design. We find that the reform's introduction of an overtime cap reduces average monthly overtime hours by 5 hours...
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