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R. http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:pra:mprapa:24347&r=ent The Dynamics in Requested and Granted Loan Terms when Bank and Borrower Interact Repeatedly Kirschenmann, K. http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:dgr:kubcen:201063&r=ent The Importance of Trust for Investment: Evidence From Venture Capital (Revision of DP 2009-43) Bottazzi, L.; Da Rin, M.; Hellmann, T. http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:dgr:kubcen:201049&r=ent Competitive, but too small - productivity and entry-exit determinants in European business services Kox, Henk L.M.; Leeuwen, George van; Wiel, Henry van der http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:pra:mprapa:24389&r=ent Competition and Innovation: Pushing Productivity Up or Down? 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Alex Coad; Agustà Segarra; Mercedes Teruel http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:esi:evopap:2010-06&r=ent Entrepreneurship and the extensive margin in export growth : a microeconomic accounting of Costa Rica's export growth during 1997-2007 Lederman, Daniel; Rodriguez-Clare, Andres; Yi Xu, Daniel http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:wbk:wbrwps:5376&r=ent On the Evolution of the Firm Size Distribution in an African Economy Justin Sandefur http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:csa:wpaper:2010-05&r=ent Are innovating firms victims or perpetrators ? tax evasion, bribe payments, and the role of external finance in developing countries Ayyagari, Meghana; Demirguc-Kunt, Asli; Maksimovic, Vojislav http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:wbk:wbrwps:5389&r=ent The determinants of innovation: What is the role of risk? Pierluigi Murro http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:bai:series:wp0032&r=ent Black-White Gap in Self-Employment in the U.S.: Do Cohort and Within Race Differences Exist? Uwaifo Oyelere, Ruth; Belton, Willie http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:iza:izadps:dp5071&r=ent Exchange Rate Fluctuations, Plant Turnover and Productivity Ben Tomlin http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:bca:bocawp:10-18&r=ent Índice de desenvolvimento municipal da micro e pequena empresa - ID-MPE do Rio Grande do Sul Leonardo de Magalhães Leite; Wilhelm Eduard M. A. Meiners; Luiz Alberto Esteves; César Reinaldo Rissete http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:fup:wpaper:0102&r=ent The Informal Sector: An Equilibrium Model and Some Empirical Evidence from Brazil, Second Version Aureo de Paula; Jose A. Scheinkman http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:pen:papers:10-024&r=ent Occupational Choice and Inequality Traps Roxana Gutierrez-Romero http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:csa:wpaper:10-08&r=ent Shadow Economy and Entrepreneurial Entry Estrin, Saul; Mickiewicz, Tomasz http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:iza:izadps:dp5053&r=ent Size Matters: Entrepreneurial Entry and Government Aidis, Ruta; Estrin, Saul; Mickiewicz, Tomasz http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:iza:izadps:dp5052&r=ent What Does the Corporate Income Tax Tax? A Simple Model without Capital Laurence J. Kotlikoff; Jianjun Miao http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:nbr:nberwo:16199&r=ent Innovations for Reviving Small-Scale Industries Anil K Gupta http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:ess:wpaper:id:2662&r=ent A Theory of Firm Decline Gian Luca Clementi; Thomas Cooley; Sonia Di Giannatal http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:fem:femwpa:2010.88&r=ent On the Evolution of the Firm Size Distribution in an African Economy Justin Sandefur http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:csa:wpaper:10-05&r=ent   (Article posted on 9/7/2010)  Read >> NEP: New Economics Papers Edited by Marcus Dejardin R&D financing of start-up firms : How much does founders' human capital matter? Honjo, Yuji; Kato, Masatoshi; Okamuro, Hiroyuki http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:hit:hitcei:2009-15&r=ent Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Economic Growth - past experience, current knowledge and policy implications Braunerhjelm, Pontus http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:hhs:cesisp:0224&r=ent Business regulation and red tape in the entrepreneurial economy Nyström, Kristina http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:hhs:cesisp:0225&r=ent Building Winners? An Empirical Evaluation of Public Business Assistance in the Founding Process Sarah Kösters; Martin Obschonka http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:jrp:jrpwrp:2010-025&r=ent Entrepreneurship as a process of collective exploration Liliana Doganova http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:emn:wpaper:017&r=ent Employee Spinoffs and the Choice of Technology Peter Thompson; Jing Chen http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:fiu:wpaper:1001&r=ent The information revolution and small business lending: the missing evidence Robert DeYoung; W. Scott Frame; Dennis Glennon; Peter Nigro http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:fip:fedawp:2010-07&r=ent Heterogeneous Distributions of Firms Sustained by Innovation Dynamics – a model with an empirical application Andersson, Martin; Johansson, Börje http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:hhs:cesisp:0211&r=ent FIRST‐ROUND VALUATION OF ANGEL‐BACKED COMPANIES: THE ROLE OF INVESTOR HUMAN CAPITAL V. COLLEWAERT; S. MANIGART; http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:rug:rugwps:09/624&r=ent Economic Adversity and Entrepreneurship-led Growth - Lessons from the Indian Software Sector Athreye, Suma http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:dgr:unumer:2010008&r=ent Cynicism Starts Young: Age and Entrepreneurship over Transition Joanna Tyrowicz; Joanna Nestorowicz http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:war:wpaper:2010-02&r=ent Seeds of regional structural change. The role of entrepreneurs and expanding firms in shaping local path dependencies Frank Neffke; Martin Henning http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:egu:wpaper:1005&r=ent Firm Growth: Empirical Analysis Alex Coad; Werner Hölzl http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:wfo:wpaper:y:2010:i:361&r=ent A theoretical overview of the interactions between entrepreneurship and strategic management Zeqiri, Izet http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:pra:mprapa:21943&r=ent Importance of Technological Innovation for SME Growth - Evidence from India Bala Subrahmanya, M. H.; Mathirajan, M.; Krishnaswamy, K. N. http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:dgr:unumer:2010007&r=ent Private Sector Industrialization in China: Evidence from Wenzhou John Strauss; Dong Liu; Edward Y. Qian; Mehdi Majbouri; Minggao Shen; Qi Sun; Qianfan Ying; Yi Zhu http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:ess:wpaper:id:2468&r=ent The Impact of Bootstrap Strategies on New Venture Development: A Longitudinal Study T. VANACKER; S. MANIGART; M. MEULEMAN; L. SELS; http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:rug:rugwps:10/637&r=ent Investigating the exponential age distribution of firms Alex Coad http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:esi:evopap:2009-23&r=ent The Strategic Use of Architectural Knowledge by Entrepreneurial Firms Carliss Y. Baldwin http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:hbs:wpaper:10-063&r=ent Business R&D in SMEs Raquel Ortega-Argilés; Peter Voigt http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:ipt:wpaper:20097&r=ent Pioneer burnout: Radical product innovation and firm capabilities Christina Guenther http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:esi:evopap:2009-22&r=ent Énvironmental Economics and Venture Capital Emanuel Shachmurove; Yochanan Shachmurove http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:pen:papers:10-013&r=ent The social proclivity of social entrepreneurs: how social are they? N. MORAY; R. STEVENS; http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:rug:rugwps:09/622&r=ent Small Business Set-asides in Procurement Auctions: An Empirical Analysis Jun Nakabayashi http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:hst:ghsdps:gd09-126&r=ent Financial Development and Selection into Entrepreneurship: Evidence from Italy and US M.Deidda http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:cns:cnscwp:201004&r=ent Entrepreneurship Propelling Economic Changes in China Gregory C. Chow http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:pri:cepsud:1211&r=ent On the mechanics of firm growth Erzo G.J. Luttmer http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:fip:fedmsr:440&r=ent The effect of grant receipt on start-up size: Evidence from plant level data Sourafel Girma; Holger Görg; Aoife Hanley; Eric Strobl http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:kie:kieliw:1607&r=ent Small business groups enhance performance and promote stability, not expropriation. Evidence from French SMEs Anaïs Hamelin http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:lar:wpaper:2010-04&r=ent The Outcomes of Individual-level Technology Transfer and the Role of Research Collaboration Networks Tuomo Nikulainen http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:rif:dpaper:1214&r=ent   (Article posted on 4/26/2010)  Read >> Study shows importance of customer analytics Customer analytics will be very important in the upcoming year. Goals are in place for improved customer targeting, as well as greater alignment between marketing and sales. In a survey, 62 percent of the respondents said they will focus on analyzing the customer data to improve targeting. More at MediaPost.com, 4/16/10:  (Article posted on 4/26/2010)  Read >> NEP: New Economics Papers Edited by Marcus Dejardin R&D financing of start-up firms : How much does founders' human capital matter? Honjo, Yuji; Kato, Masatoshi; Okamuro, Hiroyuki http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:hit:hitcei:2009-15&r=ent Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Economic Growth - past experience, current knowledge and policy implications Braunerhjelm, Pontus http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:hhs:cesisp:0224&r=ent Business regulation and red tape in the entrepreneurial economy Nyström, Kristina http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:hhs:cesisp:0225&r=ent Building Winners? An Empirical Evaluation of Public Business Assistance in the Founding Process Sarah Kösters; Martin Obschonka http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:jrp:jrpwrp:2010-025&r=ent Entrepreneurship as a process of collective exploration Liliana Doganova http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:emn:wpaper:017&r=ent Employee Spinoffs and the Choice of Technology Peter Thompson; Jing Chen http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:fiu:wpaper:1001&r=ent The information revolution and small business lending: the missing evidence Robert DeYoung; W. Scott Frame; Dennis Glennon; Peter Nigro http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:fip:fedawp:2010-07&r=ent Heterogeneous Distributions of Firms Sustained by Innovation Dynamics – a model with an empirical application Andersson, Martin; Johansson, Börje http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:hhs:cesisp:0211&r=ent FIRST‐ROUND VALUATION OF ANGEL‐BACKED COMPANIES: THE ROLE OF INVESTOR HUMAN CAPITAL V. COLLEWAERT; S. MANIGART; http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:rug:rugwps:09/624&r=ent Economic Adversity and Entrepreneurship-led Growth - Lessons from the Indian Software Sector Athreye, Suma http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:dgr:unumer:2010008&r=ent Cynicism Starts Young: Age and Entrepreneurship over Transition Joanna Tyrowicz; Joanna Nestorowicz http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:war:wpaper:2010-02&r=ent Seeds of regional structural change. The role of entrepreneurs and expanding firms in shaping local path dependencies Frank Neffke; Martin Henning http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:egu:wpaper:1005&r=ent Firm Growth: Empirical Analysis Alex Coad; Werner Hölzl http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:wfo:wpaper:y:2010:i:361&r=ent A theoretical overview of the interactions between entrepreneurship and strategic management Zeqiri, Izet http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:pra:mprapa:21943&r=ent Importance of Technological Innovation for SME Growth - Evidence from India Bala Subrahmanya, M. H.; Mathirajan, M.; Krishnaswamy, K. N. http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:dgr:unumer:2010007&r=ent Private Sector Industrialization in China: Evidence from Wenzhou John Strauss; Dong Liu; Edward Y. Qian; Mehdi Majbouri; Minggao Shen; Qi Sun; Qianfan Ying; Yi Zhu http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:ess:wpaper:id:2468&r=ent The Impact of Bootstrap Strategies on New Venture Development: A Longitudinal Study T. VANACKER; S. MANIGART; M. MEULEMAN; L. SELS; http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:rug:rugwps:10/637&r=ent Investigating the exponential age distribution of firms Alex Coad http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:esi:evopap:2009-23&r=ent The Strategic Use of Architectural Knowledge by Entrepreneurial Firms Carliss Y. Baldwin http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:hbs:wpaper:10-063&r=ent Business R&D in SMEs Raquel Ortega-Argilés; Peter Voigt http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:ipt:wpaper:20097&r=ent Pioneer burnout: Radical product innovation and firm capabilities Christina Guenther http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:esi:evopap:2009-22&r=ent Énvironmental Economics and Venture Capital Emanuel Shachmurove; Yochanan Shachmurove http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:pen:papers:10-013&r=ent The social proclivity of social entrepreneurs: how social are they? N. MORAY; R. STEVENS; http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:rug:rugwps:09/622&r=ent Small Business Set-asides in Procurement Auctions: An Empirical Analysis Jun Nakabayashi http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:hst:ghsdps:gd09-126&r=ent Financial Development and Selection into Entrepreneurship: Evidence from Italy and US M.Deidda http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:cns:cnscwp:201004&r=ent Entrepreneurship Propelling Economic Changes in China Gregory C. Chow http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:pri:cepsud:1211&r=ent On the mechanics of firm growth Erzo G.J. Luttmer http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:fip:fedmsr:440&r=ent The effect of grant receipt on start-up size: Evidence from plant level data Sourafel Girma; Holger Görg; Aoife Hanley; Eric Strobl http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:kie:kieliw:1607&r=ent Small business groups enhance performance and promote stability, not expropriation. Evidence from French SMEs Anaïs Hamelin http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:lar:wpaper:2010-04&r=ent The Outcomes of Individual-level Technology Transfer and the Role of Research Collaboration Networks Tuomo Nikulainen http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:rif:dpaper:1214&r=ent   (Article posted on 4/26/2010)  Read >> Study shows importance of customer analytics Customer analytics will be very important in the upcoming year. Goals are in place for improved customer targeting, as well as greater alignment between marketing and sales. In a survey, 62 percent of the respondents said they will focus on analyzing the customer data to improve targeting. More at MediaPost.com, 4/16/10:  (Article posted on 4/26/2010)  Read >> NEP: New Economics Papers by Marcus Dejardin Taxation, Labor Market Policy and High-Impact Entrepreneurship Henrekson, Magnus; Johansson, Dan; Stenkula, Mikael http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:hhs:iuiwop:0826&r=ent Financial System and Innovations: Determinants of Early Stage Venture Capital in Europe Christian Schröder http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:bwu:eiiwdp:disbei167&r=ent Identifying Social Entrepreneurs Serving the Poor at the BoP Abraham George http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:wdi:papers:2009-972&r=ent   (Article posted on 4/19/2010)  Read >> NEP: New Economics Papers by Marcus Dejardin Taxation, Labor Market Policy and High-Impact Entrepreneurship Henrekson, Magnus; Johansson, Dan; Stenkula, Mikael http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:hhs:iuiwop:0826&r=ent Financial System and Innovations: Determinants of Early Stage Venture Capital in Europe Christian Schröder http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:bwu:eiiwdp:disbei167&r=ent Identifying Social Entrepreneurs Serving the Poor at the BoP Abraham George http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:wdi:papers:2009-972&r=ent   (Article posted on 4/19/2010)  Read >> New Economics Papers Edited by Marcus Dejardin Taxation, Labor Market Policy and High-Impact Entrepreneurship Henrekson, Magnus; Johansson, Dan; Stenkula, Mikael http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:hhs:iuiwop:0826&r=ent Financial System and Innovations: Determinants of Early Stage Venture Capital in Europe Christian Schröder http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:bwu:eiiwdp:disbei167&r=ent Identifying Social Entrepreneurs Serving the Poor at the BoP Abraham George http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:wdi:papers:2009-972&r=ent   (Article posted on 4/12/2010)  Read >> Gossip on the internet spreads like a virus Researchers are comparing gossip spreading on social networking sites to a contagious virus. Mathematicians have developed a equation that models how quickly the gossip can spread on the internet. It is no wonder that the famous and rich cannot keep secrets hidden for long. More at DailMail.co.uk, 3/31/10:   (Article posted on 4/7/2010)  Read >> 11 - 1 Alternate Shot The Future of Institutions and Internet Experts predict the impact of the Internet on both the government and businesses will be seen by 2020. The political... More Reports >> Home |  Copyright |  Disclaimer |  Privacy |  Contact |  >