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on Entrepreneurship |
| By: | Ufuk Akcigit; Harun Alp; Jeremy Pearce; Marta Prato |
| Abstract: | Why do some entrepreneurs drive economic growth while others do not? This piece discusses new work that studies entrepreneurs using a comprehensive dataset from Denmark. We study who becomes an entrepreneur, along with their hiring and business decisions, and find that a distinct minority are “transformative.” These individuals, who generate disproportionate productivity gains, tend to have high IQ scores, be well-educated, and hire technical (R&D) workers. The data support the idea of productivity growth being driven by the symbiotic relationship between transformative entrepreneurs and R&D workers. For policymakers, the lesson is that when an economy has more R&D workers and transformative entrepreneurs, they sustain higher long-run productivity growth. |
| Keywords: | entrepreneurship; R&D; innovation; productivity growth |
| JEL: | O31 O38 |
| Date: | 2026–01–05 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:fip:fednls:102298 |
| By: | Kaiser, Ulrich (University of Zurich); Mata, José (Copenhagen Business School) |
| Abstract: | We study whether gender norms—proxied by Switzerland’s 1981 referendum on constitutional gender equality—continue to shape women’s entrepreneurship today, despite major demographic change. Using startup data for all Swiss municipalities from 2016 to 2023, we find that places with stronger historical support for gender equality have significantly higher women-to-men startup ratios. A one–percentage point increase in the 1981 “yes” vote share is associated with a 0.165 percent increase in this ratio. The result is robust to controlling for later gender-related referenda, extensive municipal characteristics, and contemporary policy measures. The association is stronger in municipalities with more stable populations and in less religious municipalities. Childcare spending alone is not linked to startup rates, but it positively affects women’s entrepreneurship when combined with supportive historical gender norms, highlighting the joint role of formal policies and informal social support. |
| Keywords: | Switzerland, female founders, cultural persistence, entrepreneurship, gender norms |
| JEL: | J16 L26 Z13 |
| Date: | 2025–12 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:iza:izadps:dp18337 |
| By: | Dumont, Michel; Rayp, Glenn |
| Abstract: | We attempt to map out as comprehensively as possible the Belgian companies that offer goods or services with an AI component. The 744 Belgian AI start-ups that we identified (founded since 2010) appear, in comparison with non-AI start-ups, to focus primarily on revenue growth, which is often accompanied by a sharp increase in the number of employees. On the other hand, many of the AI start-ups are not yet profitable, especially those with venture capital. AI start-ups without venture capital are overrepresented in the very small group of the most successful Belgian start-ups, which have high turnover, many employees and are very profitable. |
| Keywords: | Artificiak Intelligence, start-ups, Belgium |
| JEL: | D22 D83 L25 L26 O14 O33 |
| Date: | 2025–11–25 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:pra:mprapa:126994 |
| By: | Tran The, Tuan; Bui Van, Vien; Do Thi, Tho |
| Abstract: | Small and medium-sized enterprises account for more than 98.2% of total enterprises in Hanoi and contribute significantly to the city’s employment, innovation, and GDP. This study aims to analyze and evaluate the influence of corporate social responsibility and green marketing on the competitive advantage of small and medium-sized enterprises in Hanoi, Vietnam. With 292 valid survey responses, data analysis was conducted through PLS-SEM. The study results show that corporate social responsibility and green marketing are critical to the competitiveness of small and medium-sized firms in Hanoi. Corporate social responsibility positively influences green marketing (β = 0.812, p |
| Keywords: | social responsibility, green marketing, reputation, competitiveness, economic growth, community welfare, environment |
| JEL: | M14 M31 Q01 |
| Date: | 2025–02–28 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:pra:mprapa:127538 |
| By: | Marco Bellandi; Filippo Berti Mecocci; Gianluca Fiorindi; Silvia Giordano; Sara Pucci; Silvia Ramondetta |
| Abstract: | This report develops an analysis of the Life Sciences ecosystem. Specifically, it deepens the comparison between the Tuscany system and other national ecosystems by focusing on innovative startups, with the aim of investigating their characteristics and critical issues in growth and the potential for development and collaboration with structured companies, from a supply chain perspective, also through the role of entities operating in the area as innovation intermediaries. The results are presented through two different methodologies: data analysis and comparisons with local ecosystem actors. The intersection of the two methodologies allows a more complete understanding of the phenomena and supports some possible implications in terms of policies. |
| Keywords: | Innovation and Entrepreneurial Ecosystems; Life Sciences; Tuscany |
| JEL: | O31 R11 R58 |
| Date: | 2025 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:frz:wpaper:wp2025_16.rdf |