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What is the value of entrepreneurship? : a review of recent research

Praag, Mirjam van; Versloot, Peter H. - 2007

claim that entrepreneurship has important economic value. Hence, a systematic review is provided that answers the question … group’? A fourth type of contribution studied is the role of entrepreneurship in increasing individuals’ utility levels …

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Entrepreneurship, wage employment and control in an occupational choice framework

Douhan, Robin; Praag, Mirjam van - 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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The more business owners the merrier? : the role of tertiary education

Praag, Mirjam van; Stel, Adriaan J. van - 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...

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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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Skill variety, innovation and new business formation

Hessels, Jolanda; Brixy, Udo; Naudé, Wim; Gries, Thomas - 2014

We extend Lazear's theory of skills variety and entrepreneurship in three directions. First, we provide a theoretical … generalists and specialists to possess skill variety. Third, we test our model empirically using data from Germany and the … commercial value. Our findings support the notion that entrepreneurship can be learned. …

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Start-up costs, taxes and innovative entrepreneurship

Darnihamedani, Pourya; Block, Jörn; Hessels, Jolanda; … - 2015

Prior research suggests that start-up costs and taxes negatively influence entry into entrepreneurship. Yet, no … distinction is made regarding the type of entrepreneurship, particularly innovative versus non-innovative entrepreneurship. Start … entrepreneurship, discouraging individuals with innovative business ideas from becoming entrepreneurs. Analyzing a dataset of 632 …

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Schooling, capital constraints and entrepreneurial performance

Parker, Simon C.; Praag, Mirjam van - 2005

We estimate the impact of schooling and capital constraints at the time of startup on the performance of Dutch entrepreneurial ventures, taking into account the potential endogeneity and interdependence of these variables. Instrumental variable estimates indicate that a 1 percentage point...

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