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Corruption as a barrier to entry : theory and evidence

Campos, Nauro; Estrin, Saul; Proto, Eugenio - 2010

more firms are allowed into the market. These ideas are tested using a unique, representative sample of Brazilian …

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Slavery, education, and inequality

Bertocchi, Graziella; Dimico, Arcangelo - 2010

slave states. -- slavery ; development ; inequality ; institutions ; education …

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Origins and implications of family structure across Italian provinces in historical perspective

Bertocchi, Graziella; Bozzano, Monica - 2016

In this study we review the literature on the origins and implications of family structure in historical perspective with a focus on Italian provinces. Furthermore we present newly-collected data on three of the main features of family structure: female mean age at marriage, the female celibacy...

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Family structure and the education gender gap : evidence from Italian provinces

Bertocchi, Graziella; Bozzano, Monica - 2014

We investigate the determinants of the education gender gap in Italy in historical perspective with a focus on the influence of family structure. We capture the latter with two indicators: residential habits (nuclear vs. complex families) and inheritance rules (partition vs. primogeniture)....

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Entrepreneurship in transition economies : the role of institutions and generational change

Estrin, Saul; Mickiewicz, Tomasz - 2010

The transition economies have lower rates of entrepreneurship than are observed in most developed and developing market … Europe. We link these differences partly with the legacy of communist planning, which needs to be replaced with formal market …-supporting institutions. But many of these developments have now taken place, yet entrepreneurial activity still remains low in many places …

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Shadow economy and entrepreneurial entry

Estrin, Saul; Mickiewicz, Tomasz - 2010

We analyze theoretically and empirically the impact of the shadow economy on entrepreneurial entry, utilising 1998-2005 individual-level Global Entrepreneurship Monitor data merged with macro level variables. A simple correlation coefficient suggests a positive linear link between the size of...

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Do institutions have a greater effect on female entrepreneurs?

Estrin, Saul; Mickiewicz, Tomasz - 2009

This paper compares the impact of institutions on individual decisions to become entrepreneurs in the form of new …

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Political connections, business groups and innovation

Commander, Simon; Estrin, Saul; Silva, Thamashi de - 2023

argue that the ubiquity of BGs has been associated with the accretion of major market power, as well as overall …

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Better means more : property rights and high-growth aspiration entrepreneurship

Estrin, Saul; Korosteleva, Julia; Mickiewicz, Tomasz - 2009

-growth ventures. We find that institutions exert different effects on entrepreneurial entry and on the individual choice to launch …

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Which institutions encourage entrepreneurs to create larger firms?

Estrin, Saul; Korosteleva, Julia; Mickiewicz, Tomasz - 2011

property rights. -- entrepreneurship ; institutions ; corruption ; property rights ; government ; Global Entrepreneurship …

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