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The Relation between Economic Development and Business Ownership revisited

Carree, Martin; Stel, André van; Thurik, Roy; … - Tinbergen Instituut - 2007

This paper revisits the two-equation model of Carree, van Stel, Thurik and Wennekers (2002) where deviations from the ‘equilibrium’ rate of business ownership play a central role determining both the growth of business ownership and that of economic development. Two extensions of the...

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Business Ownership and Economic Growth in 23 OECD Countries

Carree, Martin; Stel, André van; Thurik, Roy; … - Tinbergen Instituut - 2000

In the present paper we address the relationship between the extentof business ownership (self-employment) and economic development. We will focusupon three issues. First, how is the equilibrium rate of business ownershiprelated to the stage of economic development? Second, what is the speed...

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Firm Entry and Exit in Local Markets: Market Pull and Unemployment Push

Dejardin, Marcus; Carree, Martin - Faculté des Sciences Économiques, Sociales et de … - 2011

Firm entry and exit flows in the retailing and consumer services may be viewed as market equilibrating processes. Local markets with considerable market room and high unemployment ought to be characterized by high subsequent entry rates and low exit rates. However, lack of entrepreneurial...

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Trends in Self-Employment Among White and Black Men: 1910-1990

Fairlie, Robert - Economics Department, University of California-Santa … - 2014

We examine trends in entrepreneurship among white and black men from 1910 to 1990 using Census and CPS microdata …

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Recent Trends in Ethnic and Racial Business Ownership

Fairlie, Robert - Economics Department, University of California-Santa … - 2014

entrepreneurship among several ethnic/racial groups in the United States.Â I find rapid growth rates for the number of self …

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The Absence of the African-American Owned Business: An Analysis of the Dynamics of Self-Employment

Fairlie, Robert - Economics Department, University of California-Santa … - 1999

Estimates from the Panel Study of Income Dynamics (PSID) indicate that African-American men are one-third as likely to be self-employed as white men.Â The large discrepancy is due to a black transition rate into self-employment that is approximately one half the white rate and a black...

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The contribution of universities to growth: empirical evidence for Italy

Carree, Martin; Malva, Antonio; Santarelli, Enrico - In: The Journal of Technology Transfer 39 (2014) 3, pp. 393-414

New entrepreneurial ventures may represent a viable and effective mechanism to transform academic knowledge into regional economic growth. We test this notion for the Italian provinces between 2001 and 2006. We evaluate three outputs of academic activities: teaching, research and intellectual...

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Creative industries, new business formation, and regional economic growth

Piergiovanni, Roberta; Carree, Martin; Santarelli, Enrico - In: Small Business Economics 39 (2012) 3, pp. 539-560

In this article we explore the impact of a series of factors, including creativity, intellectual property rights activities, new business formation, and the provision of amenities, on economic growth for 103 Italian provinces over the period spanning 2001 to 2006. Provincial growth rates are...

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Behind the GATE Experiment: Evidence on Effects of and Rationales for Subsidized Entrepreneurship Training

Fairlie, Robert - Economics Department, University of California-Santa … - 2014

Theories of market failures and targeting motivate the promotion of entrepreneurship training programs and generate …

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Drug Dealing and Legitimate Self-Employment

Fairlie, Robert - Economics Department, University of California-Santa … - 2014

Theoretical models of entrepreneurship posit that attitudes toward risk, entrepreneurial ability, and preferences for … rapidly growing empirical literature on entrepreneurship, however, have been able to test whether these factors are important … determinants of self-employment. Theoretical models of entrepreneurship posit that attitudes toward risk, entrepreneurial ability …

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