Entrepreneurship, finance entrepreneurs and job creation: Evidence from panel data

Entrepreneurship in Peru: Evidence from Panel Data

In this paper, I studied occupational choice and financial deepening among households inCote d’Ivoire, particularly in the context of the relationship between wealth and education.My study is based on the occupational choice model established by Lloyd-Ellis and Bernhardt(2000) (hereafter LEB) and the financial deepening model of Greenwood and Jovanovic (1990)(hereafter GJ).I...

Analysis: Role of Entrepreneurship in Job Creation

Job Creation and Destruction : Evidence from Spain

In this paper we examine the effect of innovation on job creation and job destruction in Spanish manufacturing. Our empirical analysis is based on firm-level longitudinal data from which we have information on employment and innovation activity. The estimation approach consists of a two-step procedure that takes into account the fact that firms endogenously choose positive, negative or zero gro...

Social Collateral and Repayment Performance: Evidence from Islamic Micro Finance

I n this study we designed to test the remarkable repayment performance of Akhuwat in Pakistan; the most successful Islamic Microfinance Institution (IMFI), which offers interest-free loans in order to improve the quality of life and alleviate poverty. The model of Akhuwat is based on Muakhaat (brotherhood) and Qard-e-Hasan (offering financial assi...

Credit Constraints, Job Mobility and Entrepreneurship: Evidence from a Property Reform in China∗ Job Market Paper

In 1994, the Chinese government began a program that offered state employees living in state-owned housing the opportunity to buy their homes at subsidized prices. This paper analyzes the impact of housing policy and the creation of private property on individuals’ labor market decisions with a focus on entrepreneurship. Using the reform as an exogenous change in the mobility costs and credit c...