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

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

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Self-Employment Across 15 European Countries:

Noorderhaven, N.; Thurik, A.R.; Wennekers, A.R.M.; … - Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM), ERIM … - 2003

This paper deals with differences in the rate of self-employment (business ownership) in 15 European countries for the period 1978-2000, focusing on the influence of dissatisfaction and using the framework of occupational choice. Using two different measures of dissatisfaction, in addition to...

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Uncertainty Avoidance and the Rate of Business Ownership Across 21 OECD Countries, 1976-2004

Wennekers, A.R.M.; Thurik, A.R.; Stel, A.J. van; … - Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM), ERIM … - 2006

, the concepts of uncertainty and risk are elaborated, as well as their relevance for entrepreneurship. An occupational … compensating pull of entrepreneurship in countries with low uncertainty avoidance may have gained momentum in recent years. Third …

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Determinants Of Entrepreneurship In Europe

Grilo, I.; Thurik, A.R. - Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM), ERIM … - 2004

This paper uses an Eclectic Framework explaining entrepreneurship incorporating different streams of literature and … spanning different disciplines. The Eclectic Framework integrates factors shaping the demand for entrepreneurship on the one … policy identifying the channels through which the demand or the supply of entrepreneurship can be shifted. In its empirical …

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Entrepreneurship, Economic Growth and Policy in Emerging Economies

Thurik, A.R. - Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM), ERIM … - 2008

Entrepreneurship has emerged as an important element in the organization of economies. This emergence did not occur … countries embrace entrepreneurial energy. This led to the political mandate to promote entrepreneurship. Hence, a clear and … organized view is needed of what the determinants and consequences of entrepreneurship are. The present contribution tries to …

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The Lag Structure of the Impact of Business Ownership on Economic Performance in OECD Countries

Carree, M.A.; Thurik, A.R. - Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM), ERIM … - 2006

This paper investigates the impact of changes in the number of business owners on three measures of economic performance, viz. employment growth, GDP growth and labor productivity growth. Particular attention is devoted to the lag structure. The analysis is performed at the country level for 21...

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Does Entrepreneurship reduce Unemployment?

Audretsch, D.B.; Carree, M.A.; Thurik, A.R. - Tinbergen Institute - 2001

knowledge based entrepreneurial activity. Second, knowledge based entrepreneurship positively affects regional economic … particular, our results suggest that innovation efforts have an indirect effect on economic performance via entrepreneurship …

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A Note on Entrepreneurship, Small Business and Economic Growth

Thurik, A.R.; Wennekers, A.R.M. - Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM), ERIM … - 2001

aspects of the recent scientific literature on the relation between entrepreneurship and small business, on the one hand, and … pay a penalty in terms of forgone growth. It also pays attention to the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM), a new and …

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Climbing the Entrepreneurial Ladder: The Role of Gender

Grilo, I.; Thurik, A.R.; Verheul, I.; Zwan, P.W. van der - Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM), ERIM … - 2008

survey on Entrepreneurship" consisting of more than 10,000 observations for 25 member states of the European Union, Norway …

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Explaining Female and Male Entrepreneurship at the Country Level

Verheul, I.; Stel, A.J. van; Thurik, A.R. - Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM), ERIM … - 2005

Using Global Entrepreneurship Monitor data for 29 countries this study investigates the (differential) impact of … several factors on female and male entrepreneurship at the country level. These factors are derived from three streams of … literature, including that on entrepreneurship in general, on female labor force participation and on female entrepreneurship …

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