entrepreneurship

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

The Global Entrepreneurship Monitor 2001 assessment reports that interest by would-be entrepreneurs to start new businesses declined in 2001 as the economic recession and lingering effects of the dot.com crash dampened enthusiasm for launching new ventures. The trend is expected to continue for the near term with a strong rebound later in the year.

The paper demonstrates that recent results suggesting a positive relationship between banking regulation and entrepreneurship are very sensitive to estimation assumption. When heteroscedasticity and autocorrelation are corrected for, branching deregulation is shown to have no effect and the estimated effect of interstate banking deregulation is reduced by nearly two thirds.

The report provides an extensive review of the role of public policy during the “entrepreneurial revolution” of the past 40 years. The report recommends that policymakers execute an action plan to address specific issues that will expand and extend the entrepreneurial economy.

The study from the Minnesota Department of Trade and Economic Development reports an intriguing potential source of new entrepreneurial energy seems to exist among recently laid-off workers. The analysis examined data from 5,420 workers who participated in the states Dislocated Worker Program in 2001 and suggests that policymakers can encourage entrepreneurship by recognizing it as a realistic option for dislocated workers.

The report released by the Kauffman Foundation finds that African-Americans are 50 percent more likely to start a business than whites and ten million American adults are involved in the process of starting nearly six million potential new businesses at any one time. Four critical questions are addressed in the study that tracks emerging entrepreneurs as they progress through the entrepreneurial process.