The analysis of the decision to enter into self‐employment is a hot topic in the economic
literature. Among the elements that most directly influence this decision, individual factors …

For academic spin-offs I analyze the length of the time period between the founder's leaving
of academia and the establishment of her firm. A duration analysis reveals that a longer time …

This paper presents a microeconomic analysis of the occupational choices that individuals
make after graduating from higher education. Specifically, a binomial logit model of the self …

Although not all residents of slums are necessarily poor, and conversely, not all low-income
individuals live in slums, housing precarity is a distinctive feature of these communities. This …

This paper examines self-employed individuals in the UK Labour market. We use an
amalgamated dataset, the British Household Panel Survey, from the years 1991 to 2008 …

Entrepreneurship education is seen as a way to get more women into their own businesses.
This paper reports on pedagogical interventions designed to accomplish this. Policies on …

From a Managed to an Entrepreneurial Economy The shift from a 'managed'economy to an
'entrepreneurial'economy is among the most important challenges developed economies …

European Union policies emphasise the importance of entrepreneurship and self-
employment to maintain economic growth, a solution influenced by the USA and research …

In recent decades, entrepreneurship education has expanded significantly in higher
education, driven in part by the aim to stimulate economic development and job creation …

Research on entrepreneurship in Africa is mostly concerned with entrepreneurs, firms and
the environment. Student entrepreneurship however is neglected, albeit young populations …