The authors analyze the interplay of policy reform and entrepreneurship in a model where investment decisions and policy outcomes are both subject to uncertainty. Findings indicate that institutional reforms work best in settings where entrepreneurial activity is weak, while it is likely to produce disappointing outcomes where the cost discovery process is vibrant.
The paper examines how Sweden and the United States have been impacted by philanthropic activities, commercialization of university-based knowledge and international entrepreneurship.
From the May 2004 Minneapolis Fedgazette, the article looks at the institutional and cultural barriers of the past that women entrepreneurs have had to overcome through a showcase of examples.
From the May 2004 Minneapolis Fedgazette, the article explores gender differences in style, motivation, and expectations of business. Lifestyle is cited as a major factor for women becoming entrepreneurs.
From the May 2004 Minneapolis Fedgazette, the article explores the growth rate of women-owned businesses within the past decade and its effect on the economy.
The report from the European Commission looks at successful approaches for building an entrepreneurial culture. The report indicates the most effective strategies for building entrepreneurial cultures start early in primary and secondary education. Also offered are 21 examples of good practices from across Europe with detailed summaries of each example.
The study finds that entrepreneurial households save more out of their family income, even when investment in business assets are excluded from the saving rate definition. The author does not find support for the hypothesis that business owner households have higher rates of wealth increase.
The paper uses a large representative sample of the German population to test the hypothesis that young and small firms are hothouses for nascent entrepreneurs. The study concludes that regions with young and small firms today will have them tomorrow and regions without a large population of hothouses for nascent entrepreneurs will not have much of them in the future.
The report from the National Governors Association’s Center for Best Practices indicates that states must develop a supportive environment for entrepreneurs to prosper in an increasingly competitive global economy. Instead of developing competitive cluster-based models, the report observes, most state economic development efforts continue to be organized around traditional business retention and incentive-based industry recruitment programs.
The authors examine the rates of entrepreneurial activity in post-socialist economies, and attempt to uncover the policies and institutions that appear to be the most highly correlated with a country’s success (or failure) in promoting entrepreneurial activity.