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The Schumpeterian entrepreneur : a review of the empirical evidence on the antecedents, behavior, and consequences of innovative entrepreneurship

Block, Jörn; Fisch, Christian; Praag, Mirjam van - 2016

Innovative entrepreneurship is considered an important pillar for economic development and has sparked a lively … that takes stock of the academic knowledge about innovative entrepreneurship and summarizes the evidence from 102 empirical … innovative entrepreneurship. Based on this state-of-the-art literature review, directions for future research are discussed. …

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Necessity and opportunity entrepreneurs and their duration in self-employment : evidence from German micro data

Block, Jörn; Sandner, Philipp - 2007

implications of our findings for entrepreneurship-policy making, and give suggestions to improve governmental start-up programs. …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010442177

Business takeover or new venture? : individual and environmental determinants from a cross-country study

Block, Jörn; Thurik, Adriaan R.; Zwan, Peter van der - 2010

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Illegal entrepreneurship experience

Aidis, Ruta; Praag, Mirjam van - 2004

entrepreneurship experience (IEE), an unconventional form of human capital, is related to the performance and motivation of …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011337996

Why less? : the gendered aspects of small- and medium-sized enterprise (SME) ownership under economic transition

Aidis, Ruta - 2002

This paper explores the gendered influence on SME development under economic transition in Lithuania. Previous studies have shown that male and female business owners are more different than similar in terms of personal and business characteristics (Brush 1992). An analysis of 332 SME owners in...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011326956

Why don't we see more small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Lithuania?

Aidis, Ruta - 2002

This paper identifies the specific external barriers to SME development in Lithuania. An analysis of 332 SME owners reveals that formal barriers (taxes, frequent changes to and ambiguity of tax policies) and environmental barriers (low purchasing power, lack of funds for business investment)...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011326972

Are education and entrepreneurial income endogenous and do family background variables make sense as instruments? : a Bayesian analysis

Block, Jörn; Hoogerheide, Lennart; Thurik, Adriaan R. - 2010 - Current version: February 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...

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Are education and entrepreneurial income endogenous and do family background variables make sense as instruments? : a Bayesian analysis

Block, Jörn; Hoogerheide, Lennart; Thurik, Adriaan R. - 2010 - Current version: February 2010

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008826247

Corporate income taxes and entrepreneurship : the type, quality, and quantity of entrepreneurship are influenced significantly by corporate income taxes : though only slightly

Block, Jörn - 2021

Corporate income taxation influences the quantity and type of entrepreneurship, which in turn affects economic … development. Empirical evidence shows that higher corporate income tax rates reduce business density and entrepreneurship entry … rates and increase the capital size of new firms. The progressivity of tax rates increases entrepreneurship entry rates …

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Corporate social responsibility in large family and founder firms

Block, Jörn (contributor); Wagner, Marcus (contributor) - 2010

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