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Female Immigrant Entrepreneurship in Germany
Audretsch, David B. - 2017
, self-employment and entrepreneurship plays an important role, and in particular new venture creation by women. This chapter … aims to provide a snapshot on female entrepreneurship in Germany, with a focus on female immigrant entrepreneurship. We … analyze female immigrant entrepreneurship against its historical background as well as in the light of the recent ‘European …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012944787
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Does self-employment reduce unemployment?
Audretsch, David B.; Carree, Martin Anthony; Stel, … - 2005 - This version: October 2007
This paper investigates the dynamic relationship between self-employment and unemployment rates. On the one hand, high unemployment rates may lead to start-up activity of self-employed individuals (the “refugee” effect). On the other hand, higher rates of self-employment may indicate...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011280373
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Does Self-Employment Reduce Unemployment?
Audretsch, David B.; Thurik, Roy; van Stel, André; … - 2007
This paper investigates the dynamic interrelationship between self-employment and unemployment rates. On the one hand, unemployment rates may stimulate start-up activity of self-employed. On the other hand, higher rates of self-employment may indicate increased entrepreneurial activity reducing...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011279542
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Does self-employment reduce unemployment?
Audretsch, David B.; Carree, Martin A.; van Stel, André J. - 2005
This paper investigates the dynamic interrelationship between self-employment and unemployment rates. On the one hand, unemployment rates may stimulate start-up activity of self-employed. On the other hand, higher rates of self-employment may indicate increased entrepreneurial activity reducing...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010276804
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Does self-employment reduce unemployment?
Thurik, A. Roy; Carree, Martin A.; van Stel, André J.; … - 2007
This paper investigates the dynamic relationship between self-employment and unem-ployment rates. On the one hand, high unemployment rates may lead to start-up activity of self-employed individuals (the "refugee" effect). On the other hand, higher rates of self-employment may indicate increased...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010276973
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Does Self-Employment reduce Unemployment?
Thurik, A. Roy; Carree, Martin A.; Stel, Andre van; … - Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2007
This paper investigates the dynamic relationship between self-employment and unemployment rates. On the one hand, high unemployment rates may lead to start-up activity of self-employed individuals (the "refugee" effect). On the other hand, higher rates of self-employment may indicate increased...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005090513
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The Impact of a Culturally Diverse Workforce on Firms' Market Size: An Empirical Investigation on Germany
Brunow, Stephan; Nijkamp, Peter - Tinbergen Instituut - 2012
There is evidence from the literature that firms enjoy higher productivity levels when the workforce employed is culturally more diverse. It is an open question whether this gain is utilized to shift the supply curve and set lower prices, in order to achieve a higher demand and possibly higher...
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How Diverse can Spatial Measures of Cultural Diversity be? Results from Monte Carlo Simulations on an Agent-Based Model
Arribas-Bel, Daniel; Nijkamp, Peter; Poot, Jacques - Tinbergen Instituut - 2014
Cultural diversity is a complex and multi-faceted concept. Commonly used quantitative measures of the spatial distribution of culturally-defined groups 'such as segregation, isolation or concentration indexes' are often only capable of identifying just one aspect of this distribution. The...
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Cultural Diversity - A Matter of Measurement
Nijkamp, Peter; Poot, Jacques - Centre for Research and Analysis of Migration (CReAM), … - 2015
Cultural diversity – in various forms – has in recent years turned into a prominent and relevant research and policy issue. There is an avalanche of studies across many disciplines that measure and analyse cultural diversity and its impacts. Based on different perspectives and...
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How diverse can spatial measures of cultural diversity be? Results from Monte Carlo simulations of an agent-based model
Nijkamp, Peter; Poot, Jacques; Arribas-Bel, Daniel - Centre for Research and Analysis of Migration (CReAM), … - 2014
Cultural diversity is a complex and multi-faceted concept. Commonly used quantitative measures of the spatial distribution of culturally-defined groups – such as segregation, isolation or concentration indexes – are often only capable of identifying just one aspect of this...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011129939