The Economics of Entrepreneurship

ISBN-13: 9781107170667 / Angielski / Twarda / 2018 / 914 str.

Simon C. Parker

Opis

This second edition provides a comprehensive and up-to-date overview of the field of entrepreneurship, principally from an economics perspective.

Recenzje

'The concepts are well written and easy to understand. The book was intended as a graduate-level textbook; however, it could be a great addition to academic libraries as a reference resource for entrepreneurship researchers.' L. Camacho, Choice

Spis treści

1. Introduction; Part I. Selection: 2. Individual-level theories of entrepreneurship; 3. Regional- and macroeconomic-level theories of entrepreneurship; 4. Empirical methods in entrepreneurship research; 5. Individual-level determinants of entrepreneurship; 6. Evidence of regional and macro-level determinants of entrepreneurship; 7. Ethnic entrepreneurship and immigration; 8. Female entrepreneurship; Part II. Financing: 9. Debt finance for entrepreneurial ventures; 10. Venture capital and business angel finance; 11. Other sources of entrepreneurial finance; 12. Wealth and entrepreneurship; Part III. Performance: 13. Entrepreneurial venture growth; 14. Rent seeking, entrepreneurial effort and employment creation; 15. Entrepreneurs' incomes and returns to human capital; 16. Innovation; 17. Venture survival and entrepreneurial exit; Part IV. Public Policy: 18. Principles of entrepreneurship policy; 19. Finance and innovation policies; 20. Regulation; 21. Taxation, entrepreneurship support programs and indirect government policies.