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Infrastructure expansion, tourism and electoral outcomes
Economica, EarlyView.Abstract This paper examines the electoral impact of economic growth through increased foreign tourism using data from Croatia. To identify causal effects, the paper applies an instrumental variable strategy, which uses variation in the ruggedness of the local terrain to estimate the network of least‐cost paths.
Adrian Mehic
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The Economic Impact of High-Growth Startups [PDF]
, 2016 With labels like "gazelles," "cheetahs" and "unicorns," high-growth firms are a rare phenomenon in entrepreneurship that have a big impact on the economy.
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Kauffman Index of Entrepreneurial Activity, 1996-2008 [PDF]
, 2009 Analyzes the demographic and geographic composition of new business owners in 2008 and trends by business type and industry. Finds increases in Latino/Hispanic, Asian-American, and immigrant business owners and low- and medium-income potential ...
Robert W. Fairlie
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Ecography, EarlyView.Understanding the mechanisms controlling community diversity is a central, topic in ecology, particularly in microbial ecology. Although species pools and local assembly processes are believed to play non‐negligible roles in shaping the within‐community (α) and among‐community (β) diversity of microbial communities, their relative importance as ...
Xiao Zhang +10 more
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Women in business: Gender and commercial space in nineteenth‐century Glasgow
The Economic History Review, EarlyView.Abstract Focusing on women entrepreneurs in a large British city, we examine how women's commercially listed businesses populated that city. Using commercial property rental records, our study allows us to understand sectoral variation and the distribution of businesses across the city and to assess both the absolute and relative contribution of women ...
Graeme Acheson +2 more
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Serving whom? Immigrant entrepreneurs in a new local context
Fennia: International Journal of Geography, 2019 In Helsinki, the current number of immigrants is quickly rising. Ethnic retail has emerged as a new, but visible, part of the city landscape. Compared to other European countries, becoming an entrepreneur is typically not very popular in Finland ...
Johanna Lilius, Hossam Hewidy
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Fostering refugees' entrepreneurial instincts: Lessons from the past, learning for the future
European Management Review, EarlyView.Abstract The ongoing global crises have sparked academic discussions on immigration, recognizing it as a key factor in socio‐economic advancement. Immigration is viewed as an essential element of human capital, capable of addressing labor and skill shortages in developed nations.
Gagan Deep Sharma +4 more
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Gender, Work &Organization, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This article investigates the perception of unmet psychological needs on the focal phenomenon of Black women's voluntary turnover in US organizations. It does so through a multifaceted analysis of the needs of Black women in the workplace and proposes actionable ways for employers to reduce turnover amongst their Black female employees.
Tyechia Veronica Paul +2 more
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Gender, Work &Organization, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The Venezuelan refugee crisis has displaced nearly 8 million people, with transgender and queer refugees among the most marginalized groups. This paper explores the intersecting precarity and entrepreneurship of Venezuelan trans women refugees who became sex workers in Brazil during COVID‐19.
Yvonne Su +3 more
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Entrepreneurial Business and Economics ReviewObjective: The article aims to understand and describe the impact of home-country skills on African immigrant entrepreneurial endeavours in a host country.
Bernard Lama Ngota +2 more
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