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...

This paper investigates the dynamic relationship between self-employment and unemployment rates. On the one hand, high unemployment rates may lead to start-up activity of self-employed individuals (the "refugee" effect). On the other hand, higher rates of self-employment may indicate increased...

A country's level of economic development may impactits level of entrepreneurial development.A U-shaped relationship betweeneconomic development and entrepreneurial development may occur as a nationdevelops economically. The validity of this hypothesized relationship isinvestigated. The...

Entrepreneurial activity impacts economic growth in many ways.This paper focuses on the effect of entrepreneurial activity on economic growth at a national level.More specifically, it explores whether differences in startup activities and the presence of nascent firms across countries has an...

Persistent differences in the level of business ownership across countries have attracted the attention of scientific as well as political debate. Cultural as well as economic influences are assumed to play a role. This paper deals with the influence of cultural attitudes towards uncertainty on...