A National Bureau of Economic Research conference report
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
Text of Note
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
CONTENTS NOTE
Text of Note
Introduction / Josh Lerner and Antoinette Schoar -- International perspectives on the nature of entrepreneurship -- Explaining international differences in entrepreneurship: the role of individual characteristics and regulatory constraints / Silvia Ardagna and Annamaria Lusardi -- Who are the microenterprise owners? Evidence from Sri Lanka on Tokman versus De Soto / Suresh de Mel, David McKenzie and Christopher Woodruff -- Business ownership and self-employment in developing economies: the Colombian case / Camilo Mondragón-Vélez and Ximena Peña -- Entrepreneurship and firm formation across countries / Leora Klapper, Raphael Amit, and Mauro F. Guillén -- Does less market entry regulation generate more entrepreneurs? Evidence from a regulatory reform in Peru / Sendhil Mullainathan and Philipp Schnabl -- The international Asian business success story? A comparison of Chinese, Indian and other Asian businesses in the United States, Canada and United Kingdom / Robert W. Fairlie, Julie Zissimopoulos, and Harry Krashinsky -- Are there cultural determinants of entrepreneurship? / Rajkamal Iyer and Antoinette Schoar -- International perspectives on policies towards entrepreneurship -- Entrepreneurship and credit constraints: evidence from a French loan guarantee program / Claire Lelarge, David Sraer and David Thesmar -- Government sponsored versus private venture capital: Canadian evidence / James A. Brander, Edward J. Egan and Thomas F. Hellmann -- Is entrepreneurship missing in Shanghai? / Yasheng Huang and Yi Qian.
0
SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
Text of Note
The entrepreneurial firm can accelerate the speed of innovation and dissemination of new technologies. This book explains how a country's institutional differences, cultural considerations and personal characteristics can affect the role that entrepreneurs play in its economy.
ACQUISITION INFORMATION NOTE
Source for Acquisition/Subscription Address
MIL
Stock Number
264638
OTHER EDITION IN ANOTHER MEDIUM
Title
International differences in entrepreneurship.
International Standard Book Number
9780226473093
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Economic policy, Congresses.
Entrepreneurship, Case studies.
Entrepreneurship, Congresses.
Small business-- Government policy-- Developing countries, Congresses.