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Who Values The Status of The Entrepreneur?

Praag, Mirjam van - Tinbergen Institute - 2009

Parker and Van Praag (2009) showed, based on theory, that the group status of the profession ‘entrepreneurship’ shapes … consequences of the group status of a profession, entrepreneurship in particular. If the group status of entrepreneurship is … be expected and respect. Furthermore, our results imply that entrepreneurship is associated with hard work, high incomes …

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Entrepreneurship, Wage Employment and Control in an Occupational Choice Framework

Douhan, Robin; Praag, Mirjam van - Tinbergen Institute - 2009

We combine two empirical observations in a general equilibrium occupational choice model. The first is that entrepreneurs have more control than employees over the employment of and accruals from assets, such as human capital. The second observation is that entrepreneurs enjoy higher returns to...

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Entrepreneurship and the Business Cycle

Koellinger, P.D.; Thurik, A.R. - Tinbergen Institute

contradicts existing theoretical hypotheses which predict that entrepreneurship is pro-cyclical or not cyclical. We discuss …

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Corporate Tax Policy, Entrepreneurship and Incorporation in the EU

Mooij, Ruud A. de; Nicodème, Gaëtan - Tinbergen Institute - 2007

In Europe, declining corporate tax rates have come along with rising tax-to-GDP ratios. This

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I can't get no Satisfaction - Necessity Entrepreneurship and Procedural Utility

Block, Joern; Koellinger, Philipp - Tinbergen Institute - 2008

We study a unique sample of 1,547 nascent entrepreneurs in Germany and analyze which factors are associated with their self-reported satisfaction regarding their start-up. Our study identifies a new facet of procedural utility and offers new insights about the motivations and goals of nascent...

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Firm Formation with Complementarities: The Role of the Entrepreneur

Roessler, Christian; Koellinger, Philipp - Tinbergen Institute - 2009

We model the emergence of organization forms in a game between prospective entrepreneurs. Complementary roles arise endogenously in a way that admits a stable assignment of workers to firms. This contrasts with existing work on job matching, where stability typically requires workers to be...

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Is More Entrepreneurship better?

Koellinger, Philipp; Roessler, Christian - Tinbergen Institute - 2009

We develop a new perspective on the boundary of the firm that is consistent with the empirical observation that the share of entrepreneurs first decreases and then increases in the course of economic development. Existing theory based on transaction costs is difficult to relate to these...

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Lobbying on Entry

Perotti, Enrico; Volpin, Paolo - Tinbergen Institute - 2004

We develop a model of endogenous lobby formation in which wealth inequality and political accountability undermine entry and financial development. In- cumbents seek a low level of effective investor protection to prevent potential entrants from raising capital. They succeed because they can...

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Business Ownership and Unemployment in Japan

Acht, Joost van; Stam, Joop; Thurik, Roy; Verheul, Ingrid - Tinbergen Institute - 2004

unemployment in Japan. The question is to what extent business ownership, i.e., entrepreneurship, can reduce the level of … unemployment and the rate of business ownership. The model is calibrated using recent data of 23 OECD countries. It shows a minor …

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Spatial Activity and Labour Market Patterns

Russo, Giovanni; Reggiani, Aura; Nijkamp, Peter - Tinbergen Institute - 2005

evolution of regional labour markets. Based on an extensive data set (cross-section) on commuting flows in Germany, this paper …

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