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What is the Value of Entrepreneurship? A Review of Recent Research
Praag, C. Mirjam van; Versloot, Peter H. - Tinbergen Institute - 2007
answer the question: What is the contribution of entrepreneurs to (i) employment generation and dynamics, (ii) innovation …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005137206
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The Value of an Educated Population for an Individual's Entrepreneurship Success
Millan, Jose Maria; Congregado, Emilio; Roman, Concepcion; … - Tinbergen Institute - 2011
, including survival and the probability that an entrepreneur starts employing personnel and maintains as an employer for a longer …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008916007
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A Theory of Technology Diffusion
Mukoyama, Toshihiko - EconWPA - 2003
What determines the speed of the technology diffusion? What are the consequences of diffusion? This paper presents a model to address these questions. Skilled machine-users adopt a new technology first, while unskilled users wait until machines become more reliable and accessible. The quality...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005126129
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Maintenance Costs, Obsolescence, and Endogenous Growth
Berden, Koen G.; Marrewijk, Charles van - Tinbergen Institute - 2001
We analyze the impact of obsolescence of economic inventions by incorporating maintenance costs in the endogenous growth model of expanding product varieties. This contrasts with the existing literature, which ignores maintenance costs and uses the model of quality improvements to describe...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005137353
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Innovation height, spillovers and TFP growth at the firm level: Evidence from French manufacturing
Emmanuel, DUGUET - EconWPA - 2004
firm level. The first part of our analysis is dedicated to the determinants of innovation and reveals two different … innovation regimes. On the one hand, radical innovations rely strongly on firm-level spillovers, including property rights, and … innovation height matters. We also find evidence that TFP growth is better represented by an upward shift of the production …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005407643
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Employment Effects of Different Innovation Activities: Microeconometric Evidence
Peters, Bettina - EconWPA - 2005
process innovations, this paper reports new results on the relationship between innovation and employment growth in Germany … CIS data. It establishes a theoretical link between employment growth and innovation output. The econometric analysis …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005118792
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Determinants of Job Satisfaction across the EU-15: A Comparison of Self-Employed and Paid Employees
Millan, Jose Maria; Hessels, Jolanda; Thurik, Roy; … - Tinbergen Institute - 2011
Job satisfaction of self-employed and paid-employed workers is analyzed using the European Community Household Panel for the EU-15 covering the years 1994-2001. We distinguish between two types of job satisfaction, i.e. job satisfaction in terms of type of work and job satisfaction in terms of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008867504
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Entrepreneurship and Role Models
Bosma, Niels; Hessels, Jolanda; Schutjens, Veronique; … - Tinbergen Institute - 2011
In the media role models are increasingly being acknowledged as an influential factor in explaining the reasons for the choice of occupation and career. Various conceptual studies have proposed links between role models and entrepreneurial intentions. However, empirical research aimed at...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008921780
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The More Business Owners the Merrier? The Role of Tertiary Education
Praag, Mirjam van; Stel, Andre van - Tinbergen Institute - 2011
Policy in developed countries is often based on the assumption that higher business ownership rates induce economic value. Recent microeconomic empirical evidence casts doubts on the validity of this assumption or, at least, leads to a more nuanced view: Especially the top performing business...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009147077
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Are Education and Entrepreneurial Income Endogenous and do Family Background Variables make Sense as Instruments? A Bayesian Analysis
Block, Joern H.; Hoogerheide, Lennart; Thurik, Roy - Tinbergen Institute - 2010
Education is a well-known driver of (entrepreneurial) income. The measurement of its influence, however, suffers from endogeneity suspicion. For instance, ability and occupational choice are mentioned as driving both the level of (entrepreneurial) income and of education. Using instrumental...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008838535