This paper attempts to examine the impact of population aging on entrepreneurial decisions and the influencing mechanism of aging using data from the 2017 China Household Finance Survey (CHFS). Our results show that the higher the proportion of elderly individuals in a household, the less likely...

This paper provides new evidence on the impact of the housing collateral lending channel on entrepreneurial activities by allowing homeowners to access property equity and invest in new businesses. We exploit dual housing property rights forms in China as an instrument, where complete access to...