Djankov, Simeon; Miguel, Edward; Qian, Yingyi; Roland, … - Center for Economic and Financial Research (CEFIR), New … - 2004
We study the determinants of the decision to become an entrepreneur in 7 Russian cities. Using data on 400 entrepreneurs and 440 non-entrepreneurs, we find considerable variation in the proportion of entrepreneurs, ranging from 6% of adult population in Nizhny Novgorod, to 16% in Perm and 18% in...