entrepreneurship

Entrepreneurship in Rural America: The Big Picture

January 01, 2003

The paper examines where rural America stands in the landscape of entrepreneurial activity. Results indicate that rural areas saw a great deal of new firm formation during the 1990s, mostly in service and tourism.

Policies for Creating an Entrepreneurial Region

January 01, 2003

The paper seeks to offer a policy framework for fostering entrepreneurship in rural regions in the U.S. as a strategy for generating economic development. The author argues that any viable solution must be regional in scope.

Methodological Proposal to Evaluate the Sinergical Industry Concentration

January 01, 2003

This study deals with entrepreneurial competitiveness in traditional industries. The objective is to present a methodological process for the study and evaluation of the impact of the sinérgic geographical concentration of an industry in its competitiveness.

Fostering Academic Entrepreneurship: New Insights into Incubation from an Evolutionary Perspective

January 01, 2003

The paper explores obstacles in the growth of academic start-ups and potential policies to overcome these obstacles, focusing on start-ups from Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands.

Expected Costs of Startup Ventures

January 01, 2003

Using the Panel Study of Entrepreneurial Dynamics, this study explores the expected start-up costs of nascent entrepreneurs.

Self-Employment and Technology

January 01, 2003

The report evaluates different aspects of self-employment and studies computer ownership and usage by the self-employed and relies on data from the Current Population Survey Internet and Computer Use Supplement for 1998 and 2000, which is produced by the U.S. Bureau of the Census.

Gap for Me: Entrepreneurs and Entry

January 01, 2003

The author presents a theory of entrepreneurial entry and exit decisions. Knowing their own managerial talent, entrepreneurs decide which market to enter, where markets differ in size.

Endogenous Growth and Entrepreneurial Activity in Cities

January 01, 2003

Recent theories of economic growth have stressed the role of externalities in generating growth. Using data from the Census Bureau that tracks all employers in the whole U.S. private sector economy, the authors examine the impact of these externalities, as measured by entrepreneurial activity, on employment growth in Local Market Areas.

Entrepreneurship, Frictions, and Wealth

January 01, 2003

In this paper, the authors analyze the role of borrowing constraints as determinants of entrepreneurial decisions (entry, continuation, investment, and saving), and their effects on wealth inequality and aggregate capital accumulation, in a framework that matches the observed wealth inequality very closely.

Entrepreneurship: A Candidate’s Guide — Creating Good Jobs in Your Community

January 01, 2002

The National Commission on Entrepreneurship study offers suggestions on how policymakers can help stimulate the creation and growth of new businesses in their local areas. The guide addresses several myths and offers a definition for the role of todays entrepreneurs and how they affect the local economy. The report also recommends polices and programs for the business sector.

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