We examine whether Europe has an "entrepreneurship deficit" compared to other industrialized regions. Cross … business activity and startup rates suggest that Europe has the same or higher rates of entrepreneurship than the U.S. and East … who earned their wealth by creating new firms. Western Europe is shown to underperform in all four measures of high …

burdens have higher entrepreneurship rates but less self-employment. Europe has a higher self-employment rate than the United … States and East Asia. At the same time, Europe has a lower entrepreneurship rate than competitor regions. Europe …

Venture capital has become a dominant form of innovation finance, used by many high-tech startups. Europe lags the U … universal use of stock options in U.S. VC deals, while this remains less common in Europe. There is a strong correlation between … theory to show why employee stock options are a suitable solution to agency and incentive problems in this sector. A major …

Introduction: Europe's Innovation Emergency -- Innovation and Entrepreneurship in the European Union - a Reform Agenda …

Entrepreneurial Society in Europe. There are many reasons for Europe to want to make the transition to a more entrepreneurial society …

markets, and (vi) human capital for entrepreneurship. The reforms would likely strengthen Europe's innovation capacity at a …