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countries. First, the concepts of uncertainty and risk are elaborated, as well as theirrelevance for entrepreneurship. Second … (uncertaintyavoidance) may have a diverging impact on entrepreneurship. Possibly, a climate of uncertainty avoidancein large organizations …, suggesting that risingopportunity costs of entrepreneurship are the dominant perception in this cultural environment. In a …
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The relationship between corruption and economic activity is a complex one. The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship in selected countries between level of corruption and economic activity, using data obtained from the Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)...
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economic growth than entrepreneurial activity in general. We use data from the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor to test the … that ambitious entrepreneurship contributes more strongly to macro-economic growth than entrepreneurial activity in general …. We find a particularly strong effect of high-expectation entrepreneurship for transition countries. These results are …
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In this paper, we empirically investigate the effect of entrepreneurship on economic growth at the country level. We … use data from the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor, which provides comparative data on entrepreneurship from a wide range … effects of entrepreneurship in general and growth-oriented entrepreneurship in particular. We present empirical tests of the …
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Current empirical growth models limit the determinants of country growth to geographic, economic, and institutional variables. This study draws on conflict variables from the Correlates of War (COW) project to ask a critical question: How do different types of conflict affect country growth...
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Current empirical growth models limit the determinants of country growth to geographic, economic, and institutional variables. This study draws on conflict variables from the Correlates of War (COW) project to ask a critical question: How do different types of conflict affect country growth...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013147555
Current empirical growth models limit the determinants of country growth to geographic, economic, and institutional variables. This study draws on conflict variables from the Correlates of War (COW) project to ask a critical question: How do different types of conflict affect country growth...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003940441
Purpose: The purpose of this study is to re-examine the relationship between trade openness and economic growth in the Gulf Cooperation Council countries (GCC), with emphasis on both the role of exports and imports in economic growth in a multivariate framework including gross fixed capital...
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Purpose: The purpose of this study is to re-examine the relationship between trade openness and economic growth in the Gulf Cooperation Council countries (GCC), with emphasis on both the role of exports and imports in economic growth in a multivariate framework including gross fixed capital...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012023558
Aggregate economic growth is studied using Cobb-Douglas production functions. For Taiwan, new capital stock and human capital data are constructed. We find a constant labor exponent of about 0.7, assuming constant returns; a constant rate of increase in total factor productivity (TFP) of about...
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