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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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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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In the media role models are increasingly being acknowledged as an influential factor in explaining the reasons for the choice of occupation and career. Various conceptual studies have proposed links between role models and entrepreneurial intentions. However, empirical research aimed at...
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founder(s). The analysis is based on matched employer-employee data and covers about 5,300 startups in manufacturing …
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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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individuals have the lowest probability of needing to search for a business opportunity outside their family. A sample of data on …
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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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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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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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