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The catch-22 of external validity in the context of constraints to firm growth
Fischer, Greg; Karlan, Dean - 2015
We document the presence of multiple and varied constraints to small and medium firm growth. This presents both a practical problem for business training programs and a challenge to academic economists trying to identify mechanisms though which these programs may affect outcomes. External...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010481053
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The catch-22 of external validity in the context of constraints to firm growth
Fischer, Greg; Karlan, Dean S. - 2015
We document the presence of multiple and varied constraints to small and medium firm growth. This presents both a practical problem for business training programs and a challenge to academic economists trying to identify mechanisms though which these programs may affect outcomes. External...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010507632
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The Application of Principal-Agent Methods to Investor-Investee Relations in the UK Venture Capital Industry
Reid, Gavin C - Centre for Research into Industry, Enterprise, Finance … - 1998
Principal-agent analysis is applied to contemporary evidence on venture capital investment. The investor (as principal) and investee (as agent) are analysed in terms of risk management, information handling and the trading of risk and information. Investors and investees were paired in 'dyads',...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005696980
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The Catch-22 of External Validity in the Context of Constraints to Firm Growth
Karlan, Dean; Fischer, Greg - Economic Growth Center, Economics Department - 2015
We document the presence of multiple and varied constraints to small and medium firm growth. This presents both a practical problem for business training programs and a challenge to academic economists trying to identify mechanisms though which these programs may affect outcomes. External...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011169771
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The Catch-22 of External Validity in the Context of Constraints to Firm Growth
Fischer, Greg; Karlan, Dean S. - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2015
We document the presence of multiple and varied constraints to small and medium firm growth. This presents both a practical problem for business training programs and a challenge to academic economists trying to identify mechanisms though which these programs may affect outcomes. External...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011184078
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Can government intervention make firms more investment-ready? A randomized experiment in the Western Balkans
Cusolito, Ana Paula; Dautovic, Ernest; McKenzie, David J. - 2020
Innovative firms with good ideas may still struggle to fine-tune them to the stage where they can attract outside funding. We conduct a five-country randomized experiment that tests the impact of an investment readiness program. Firms then pitched their ideas to independent judges. The program...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012422053
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Can government intervention make firms more investment-ready? : a randomized experiment in the Western Balkans
Cusolito, Ana Paula; Dautovic, Ernest; McKenzie, David J. - 2020
Innovative firms with good ideas may still struggle to fine-tune them to the stage where they can attract outside funding. We conduct a five-country randomized experiment that tests the impact of an investment readiness program. Firms then pitched their ideas to independent judges. The program...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012200841
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Initial capital constraints hinder entrepreneurial venture performance
Praag, Mirjam van; Wit, Gerrit de; Bosma, Niels - 2004
This article investigates empirically whether and to what extent initial capital constraints hinder entrepreneurial performance once the venture has been started. Prior empirical research in this area could investigate this issue only indirectly by lack of data. The key contribution of this...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011333876
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Initial capital constraints hinder entrepreneurial venture performance : an empirical analysis
Praag, Mirjam van - 2003
A novel method is applied to evaluate the effect of capital constraints on entrepreneurial performance on a panel of 1,000 Dutch entrepreneurs. We find that initial capital constraints hinder entrepreneurs in their performance, even when we control for various human capital and other factors...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011506454
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Entrepreneurship, economic risks, and risk-insurance in the welfare state
Ilmakunnas, Pekka; Kanniainen, Vesa; Lammi, Uki - 1999
risks shape the equilibrium entrepreneurship in an occupational choice model. Differential social insurance of … entrepreneurial and labor risk is found to be statistically significant and detrimental to entrepreneurship. The crowding-out effect … of public production of private goods on entrepreneurship dominates the crowding-in effect of public production of public …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011537009