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Entrepreneurship, self-employment and business data: an introduction to several large, nationally-representative datasets
Fairlie, Robert W.; Robb, Alicia M. - 2009
describe several of the most respected and up-to-date sources of data on entrepreneurs, the self-employed, and small businesses …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010271240
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The entrepreneurial culture: guiding principles of the self-employed
Noseleit, Florian - 2008
What makes entrepreneurs different? Using a cross-country dataset, this paper explores essential parts of the value system of entrepreneurs in Western European countries by comparing value items of the self-employed to that of the non-self-employed. The self-employed rate values higher that aim...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010263877
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Entrepreneurs' acceptance of formal institutions: a cross-country analysis
Freytag, Andreas; Noseleit, Florian - 2009
Institutional settings and the resulting incentive structures are crucial for economic development. The type of entrepreneurial activity and the entrepreneurial effort are especially dependent on underlying incentive structures. We argue that institutions with better incentive structures for...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010266668
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How long does it take to become an entrepreneurial society: The case of german convergence in self-employment
Schindele, Yvonne - 2010
data from 1992 to 2005 on 97 German regions to analyze recent convergence in self-employment rates. An astonishing catching …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010267109
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Latina entrepreneurship
Lofstrom, Magnus; Bates, Timothy - 2009
We utilize individual panel data from the 1996 and 2001 Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP) to analyze …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010269026
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Does self-employment increase the economic well-being of low-skilled workers?
Lofstrom, Magnus - 2009
options. Utilizing data from the Survey of Income and Program Participation, this paper provides a comprehensive analysis of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010269421
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Low-skilled immigrant entrepreneurship
Lofstrom, Magnus - 2009
-employed. Utilizing longitudinal data from the 1996, 2001 and 2004 Survey of Income and Program Participation panels, this paper analyzes …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010269560
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The self-employment of immigrants and natives in Sweden: To what extent is it the 'immigrant group' or the 'labour market context' that affects the self-employment of individuals i...
Ohlsson, Henrik; Broomé, Per; Bevelander, Pieter - 2010
Earlier studies on entrepreneurship and self-employment among immigrants call attention to the fact that also the … register data on individuals for the year of 2007 for the entire Swedish population we have in this study a unique opportunity …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010269889
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Why do individuals choose self-employment?
Dawson, Christopher; Henley, Andrew; Latreille, Paul L. - 2009
chosen self-employment. Two questions are addressed using large scale labour force survey data for the UK. The first concerns … entrepreneurship on the basis of stated motivation, but with no evidence that being 'forced' into entrepreneurship through economic … necessity is a significant factor. Motivation towards entrepreneurship is therefore highly multidimensional. Multivariate …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010274537
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Why have lending programs targeting disadvantaged small-business borrowers achieved so little succes in the United States?
Bates, Timothy; Lofstrom, Magnus; Servon, Lisa - 2010
Small business lending programs designed to move disadvantaged low-income people into business ownership have been difficult to implement successfully in the US context. Based in part on the premise that financing requirements are an entry barrier limiting the ability of aspiring entrepreneurs...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010274592