The Economics of Entrepreneurship

"Entrepreneurship is an integral part of economic change and growth. Yet until recently it has been largely neglected by economists. In The Economics of Entrepreneurship, Simon C. Parker draws on theoretical insights and recent empirical findings to show how economics can contribute to our understanding of entrepreneurship. The book is based on an earlier work, The Economics of Self-employment and Entrepreneurship (Cambridge University Press, 2004), that has quickly become an essential reference for academics researching the economics of entrepreneurship. Written in a more accessible style, this book contains much that made this earlier work so successful and, in addition, includes improved pedagogical features and new material on the theory of the firm, spin-offs, nascent entrepreneurship, growth-enhancing knowledge spillovers and social entrepreneurship. It can be used both as a reference text for academics from a variety of disciplines and as a textbook for graduate students"--Provided by publisher. "Entrepreneurship is an integral part of economic change and growth. Yet until recently it has been largely neglected by economists. In The Economics of Entrepreneurship, Simon C. Parker draws on theoretical insights and recent empirical findings to show how economics can contribute to our understanding of entrepreneurship. The book is based on an earlier work, The Economics of Self-employment and Entrepreneurship (Cambridge University Press, 2004), that has quickly become an essential reference for academics researching the economics of entrepreneurship. Written in a more accessible style, this book contains much that made this earlier work so successful and, in addition, includes improved pedagogical features and new material on the theory of the firm, spin-offs, nascent entrepreneurship, growth-enhancing knowledge spillovers and social entrepreneurship. It can be used both as a reference text for academics from a variety of disciplines and as a textbook for graduate students"--Proporcionado por la editorial "Entrepreneurship is an integral part of economic change and growth. Yet until recently it has been largely neglected by economists. In The Economics of Entrepreneurship, Simon C. Parker draws on theoretical insights and recent empirical findings to show how economics can contribute to our understanding of entrepreneurship. The book is based on an earlier work, The Economics of Self-employment and Entrepreneurship (Cambridge University Press, 2004), that has quickly become an essential reference for academics researching the economics of entrepreneurship. Written in a more accessible style, this book contains much that made this earlier work so successful and, in addition, includes improved pedagogical features and new material on the theory of the firm, spin-offs, nascent entrepreneurship, growth-enhancing knowledge spillovers and social entrepreneurship. It can be used both as a reference text for academics from a variety of disciplines and as a textbook for graduate students"--Résumé de l'éditeur

the Economics Of Entrepreneurship Is An Introductory, Non-technical Overview Of What Economics Adds To Our Understanding Of Entrepreneurship. The Author Identifies Issues That Can Resolved Using Economic Analysis, Presents The Theoretical And Empirical Models That Form The Intellectual Foundations Of The Economics Of Entrepreneurship, And Reviews Well-established Theoretical Contributions And Empirical Findings Consistent With These Models. The Economics Of Entrepreneurship Provides Details Of The Salient Theoretical And Empirical Approaches That Have Been Applied To Entrepreneurship. These Details Are Provided In A Deliberately Non-technical Way In Order To Make The Book As Accessible To As Wide An Audience As Possible. References Are Given To More Detailed Technical Treatments Of The Issues Which The Interested Reader Can Pursue If They Wish.

Machine generated contents note: List of figures; List of tables; Preface; 1. Introduction; Part I. Selection: 2. Theories of entrepreneurship; 3. Empirical methods in entrepreneurship research; 4. Evidence about the determinants of entrepreneurship; 5. Ethnic entrepreneurship and immigration; 6. Female entrepreneurship; Part II. Financing: 7. Debt finance for entrepreneurial ventures; 8. Venture capital and other sources of finance; 9. Wealth and entrepreneurship; Part III. Performance: 10. Entrepreneurship, job creation and innovation; 11. Entrepreneurship and growth; 12. Entrepreneurial effort; 13. Entrepreneurs' incomes and returns to human capital; 14. Survival; Part IV. Public Policy: 15. Principles of entrepreneurship policy; 16. Finance and innovation policies; 17. Taxation, regulation and other policies; Index.