We document three new facts about entrepreneurship. First, a majority of male entrepreneurs start a firm in the same or a closely related industry as their fathers' industry of employment. Second, this tendency is correlated with intelligence: higher-IQ entrepreneurs are less likely to follow...

Alleine im Februar 2016 haben 33.493 Flüchtlinge aus der Arabischen Republik Syrien einen Erstantrag auf ein Asylverfahren in Deutschland gestellt. Experten sind sich sicher, dass die starken Migrationsströme kein temporäres Phänomen sind, sondern - wenn auch in abgeschwächter Form - zum...

There is a need for a conceptual approach that, with reference to explicit micro-level mechanisms and processes of industrial dynamics, articulates the role and function of entrepreneurial experimentation in innovation systems. This paper develops the concept of "entrepreneurial systems of...

Digitalisation can revolutionise healthcare delivery and provide new business opportunities for innovative start-ups. Start-up businesses in the healthcare service sector are a promising source of new employment and innovations. The start-up stage is the most critical period for the survival of...