Entrepreneurship and Economic Development - Einzelansicht

Parker Simon C. The economics of entrepreneurship. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2018. 2nd.

Seminar paper, presentation of the work, regular participation in the seminar

This seminar focusses on Entrepreneurship and Economic Development. Entrepreneurs play an increasingly important role in innovation-driven economies, both for economic growth and for the creation of new jobs. They are important agents of economic change. In this seminar, participants write a 15-page seminar paper making use of the provided literature and present the most important results of their essays in the seminar. Exemplary topics are:

Theories of Entrepreneurship

Who becomes an entrepreneur: Influence of economic and non-economic characteristics

Female Entrepreneurship and the Gender Gap

Immigrant Entrepreneurship

The importance of Entrepreneurship for economic development and economic growth

Are Entrepreneurs job creators or job destroyers?

Entrepreneurial survival

The influence of the business cycle on Entrepreneurship

Start-up support: when is it successful?

Entrepreneurship and financial constraints