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"Surfeiting, the appetite may sicken": Entrepreneurship and the happiness of nations
Naudé, Wim; Amoros, José Ernesto; Cristi, Oscar - United Nations University-Maastricht Economic Research … - 2012
entrepreneurs to start-up new businesses? In this paper we survey the literature on entrepreneurship and happiness, and use various … data sources, including from the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor, to find tentative evidence of an inverse U …-shape relationship between (opportunity) entrepreneurship and national happiness. We find little evidence that a nation's happiness …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010712326
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Postmaterialism Influencing Total Entrepreneurial Activity across Nations
Uhlaner, L.M.; Thurik, A.R. - Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM), ERIM … - 2006
distinction is made between nascent entrepreneurship, new business formation and a combination of the two, referred to as total … entrepreneurial activity, as defined within the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM). The model is also tested for the rate of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004970842
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Structure of labour market and unemployment in Sudan
Nour S. - United Nations University-Maastricht Economic Research … - 2014
This paper examines the structure of the labour market and unemployment in Sudan. One advantage of our analysis is that we explain several stylized facts on the labour market using new secondary data on population, employment and unemployment based on Sudan Central Bureau of Statistics 2010 the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010856356
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Promoting productive employment in Sub-Saharan Africa: A review of the literature
Szirmai, Adam; Gebreeyesus, Mulu; Guadagno, Francesca; … - United Nations University-Maastricht Economic Research … - 2013
This report provides an overview of current research on and knowledge about employment trends and policies in sub-Saharan Africa. Access to productive employment is seen as essential for poverty reduction and the inclusion of the poor in wider society. Productive employment is characterised by...
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Estimating the rate of return to education in Sudan
Nour, Samia - United Nations University-Maastricht Economic Research … - 2011
This paper examines the rate of return to education in Sudan. One advantage and interesting element in our analysis in this paper is that we explain three stylised facts on the rate of return to education using new primary data in Sudan: first, positive but low rate of return to education and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010856494
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Effects of innovation on employment in Latin America
Crespi, Gustavo; Tacsir, Ezequiel - United Nations University-Maastricht Economic Research … - 2013
This study examines the impact of process and product innovation on employment growth and composition in Argentina, Chile, Costa Rica, and Uruguay using micro data from innovation surveys. Based on the model put forward by Harrison et al. (1998), employment growth is related to process...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010712038
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Industrialization, employment and poverty
Lavopa, Alejandro; Szirmai, Adam - United Nations University-Maastricht Economic Research … - 2012
During the post-war period, there was consensus among development theorists that industrialization constituted the prime avenue for economic development. Manufacturing was identified as the main engine of economic growth, economic development and social progress. In recent years, however, the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010712103
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Determinants of the rural nonfarm economy in Tajikistan
Atamanov, Aziz; Van den Berg, Marrit - United Nations University-Maastricht Economic Research … - 2012
This paper explores determinants of participation, intensity and the magnitude of the rural nonfarm economy (RNFE) in Tajikistan. Conducting analysis at the district level, in addition to traditional individual and household levels, helps to test the impact of institutional determinants of the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010712128
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Interpersonal Styles and Labor Market Outcomes
Weinberg, Bruce A.; Borghans, Lex; Weel, Bas ter - United Nations University-Maastricht Economic Research … - 2006
This paper develops a framework to understand the role of interpersonal interactions in the labor market including task assignment and wages. Effective interpersonal interactions involve caring, to establish cooperation, and at the same time directness, to communicate in an unambiguous way. The...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010712259
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Labour market and unemployment in Sudan
Nour, Samia Satti Osman Mohamed - United Nations University-Maastricht Economic Research … - 2011
This paper examines the structure of the labour market and unemployment in Sudan. One advantage of our analysis in this paper is that we explain several stylized facts on labour market using new secondary data on population, employment and unemployment based on Sudan Central Bureau of Statistics...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010712272