ownership rates, and unemployment in Portugal in the period from 1972-2002. It concludes that Portugal has been a relative … outlier in regard to the effects of entrepreneurship on unemployment when compared with the OECD average. Although the nature … discrepancies. The differences between observed levels of unemployment for Portugal and those predicted by a model based on OECD …

been influenced by specific exogenous shocks, the effects of entrepreneurship on unemployment are not different when …This paper examines the relationship between entrepreneurship (as measured by fluctuations in the business ownership … rate) and unemployment in Japan for the period between 1972 and 2002. We find that, although Japan’s unemployment rate has …

. Previous studies have illustrated its high effectiveness to help participants escaping unemployment and improving their labor … start-ups out of unemployment with regular business founders, with respect to not only personal characteristics but also …

unemployment. -- Entrepreneurship ; push and pull motives ; survival and failure ; job creation …, namely their unemployment, likely prompted their decision. In contrast to this, business founders who have been previously …