We provide evidence that the boom in housing prices occurred early 2000 distorted selection of individuals opened a business. A simple model collateral financing predicts an increase entry into entrepreneurship for house-owners and, particularly, with lower entrepreneurial ability and higher probability failure. support predictions using panel data at individual level including restricted acces...

A follow-up questionnaire survey was conducted with 29 cat owners who adopted cats from an animal hospital in Japan. Physical characteristics were found to be important factors for the owners when choosing a cat. There were significant differences between impression of the cat for the owners at present and images of their ideal cats, and the levels of aggression and activeness of the cats at pr...

Li, Lixing, and Wu, Xiaoyu—Housing price and entrepreneurship in China Housing price has increased dramatically in China during the past decade. The appreciation of house value could relax credit constraint and thus encourage entrepreneurship. However, a house serves as both an important investment channel and a prerequisite for marriage in China. The continuous high return of investment in hou...

Economic theory predicts that expectations on future house price growth are related to the current of a house. We test this relationship for supply side secondary housing market using micro data links individual subjective owner estimated value (OEV). find strong causal optimistic indeed imply higher OEVs as compared neutral or pessimistic expectations. qualitatively and quantitatively consiste...

This paper describes an agent-based analysis approach to determine in which way a net zero house can be obtained. In particular, it addresses agent-based simulation to estimate annual energy usage for heating based on an air to water heat pump. Based on the introduced approach house owners will be able to decide on the specifications for further renewable energy production systems to be install...

BACKGROUND This study examined the knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs about secondhand smoke and smoke-free policies among North Carolina restaurant owners and managers before passage of House Bill 2, which prohibited smoking in most restaurants and bars. METHODS A random sample of North Carolina restaurants was selected to participate. A 15-minute telephone survey was completed by 523 restaur...