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323 IZA Discussion Papers
IZA Discussion Paper No. 6166
It's the Opportunity Cost, Stupid! How Self-Employment Responds to Financial Incentives of Return, Risk and Skew
Peter Berkhout, Joop Hartog, Mirjam C. van Praag
published in Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, 40 (2), 249-268
IZA Discussion Paper No. 6157
Are the Self-Employed Really Jacks-of-All-Trades? Testing the Assumptions and Implications of Lazear's Theory of Entrepreneurship with German Data
Daniel S. J. Lechmann, Claus Schnabel
published in: Small Business Economics, 2014, 42 (1), 59-76
IZA Discussion Paper No. 6114
The Implications of Cultural Background on Labour Market Choices: The Case of Religion and Entrepreneurship
Luca Nunziata, Lorenzo Rocco
IZA Discussion Paper No. 6103
Transitions to Entrepreneurship and Industry-Specific Barriers
Magnus Lofstrom, Timothy Bates, Simon C. Parker
published as 'Why Are Some People More Likely to Become Small-Businesses Owners than Others: Entrepreneurship Entry and Industry-specific Barriers' in: Journal of Business Venturing, 2014, 29(2), 232–251
IZA Discussion Paper No. 5988
Creativity and the Family Tree: Human Capital Endowments and the Propensity of Entrepreneurs to Patent
Albert N. Link, Christopher J. Ruhm
IZA Discussion Paper No. 5917
Access to Justice and Entrepreneurship: Evidence from Brazil's Special Civil Tribunals
Guilherme Lichand, Rodrigo R. Soares
published in: Journal of Law and Economics, 2014, 57 (2), 459-499
IZA Discussion Paper No. 5790
Searching for the Entrepreneurial Personality: New Evidence and Avenues for Further Research
Marco Caliendo, Alexander S. Kritikos
published in: Journal of Economic Psychology, 2012, 33 (2), 319-324
IZA Discussion Paper No. 5770
For Benevolence and for Self-Interest: Social and Commercial Entrepreneurial Activity across Nations
Saul Estrin, Tomasz Mickiewicz, Ute Stephan
published in: Entrepreneurship and Practice, 2013, 37 (3), 479-504
IZA Discussion Paper No. 5726
High-Technology Entrepreneurship in Silicon Valley
Robert W. Fairlie, Aaron K. Chatterji
published in: Journal of Economics and Management Strategy, 2013, 22 (2), 365-389
IZA Discussion Paper No. 5725
Entrepreneurship, Economic Conditions, and the Great Recession
Robert W. Fairlie
published in: Journal of Economics and Management Strategy, 2013, 22 (2), 207-231
IZA Discussion Paper No. 5566
Personality Characteristics and the Decision to Become and Stay Self-Employed
Marco Caliendo, Frank M. Fossen, Alexander S. Kritikos
revised version published in: Small Business Economics, 2014, 42 (4), 787-814
IZA Discussion Paper No. 5481
Which Institutions Encourage Entrepreneurs to Create Larger Firms?
Saul Estrin, Julia Korosteleva, Tomasz Mickiewicz
published in: Journal of Business Venturing, 2013, 28 (4), 564–580
IZA Discussion Paper No. 5481
Which Institutions Encourage Entrepreneurs to Create Larger Firms?
Saul Estrin, Julia Korosteleva, Tomasz Mickiewicz
published in: Journal of Business Venturing, 2013, 28 (4), 564–580
IZA Discussion Paper No. 5459
Personal Bankruptcy Law, Wealth and Entrepreneurship: Theory and Evidence from the Introduction of a "Fresh Start"
Frank M. Fossen
revised version published in: American Law and Economics Review, 2014, 16 (1), 269-312
IZA Discussion Paper No. 5373
Creative Unemployment
Knut Røed, Jens Fredrik Skogstrøm
revised version published as 'Job loss and Entrepreneurship' in: Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, 2014, 76 (5), 727-744
IZA Discussion Paper No. 5370
Trust, Positive Reciprocity, and Negative Reciprocity: Do These Traits Impact Entrepreneurial Dynamics?
Marco Caliendo, Frank M. Fossen, Alexander S. Kritikos
published in: Journal of Economic Psychology, 2012, 33 (2), 394-409
IZA Discussion Paper No. 5212
Why Have Lending Programs Targeting Disadvantaged Small-Business Borrowers Achieved So Little Success in the United States?
Timothy Bates, Magnus Lofstrom, Lisa Servon
published in: Economic Development Quarterly, 2011, 25 (3), 255 - 266
IZA Discussion Paper No. 5203
Is Employer-Based Health Insurance a Barrier to Entrepreneurship?
Robert W. Fairlie, Kanika Kapur, Susan Gates
published in: Journal of Health Economics, 2011, 30 (1), 146-162
IZA Discussion Paper No. 5202
Skill-Biased Change in Entrepreneurial Technology
Markus Poschke
superseded by DP 7991.
IZA Discussion Paper No. 5053
Shadow Economy and Entrepreneurial Entry
Saul Estrin, Tomasz Mickiewicz
published in: Review of Development Economics, 2012, 16 (4), 559-578
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