We provide, for the first time, comparative evidence of the impact of various types of extremeevents – natural disasters, terrorism, and violent conflicts – on the perceptions ofentrepreneurs concerning some key entrepreneurial issues – such as fear of failure instarting a business...

Only a few large, nationally-representative datasets include information on both the ownerand the business. We briefly describe several of the most respected and up-to-date sourcesof data on entrepreneurs, the self-employed, and small businesses. More informationincluding estimates of recent...