The economics of entrepreneurship /

The economics of entrepreneurship /

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Author / Creator:	Parker, Simon C.
Imprint:	Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2009.
Description:	xvii, 550 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
Language:	English
Subject:	Entrepreneurship. Managerial economics. New business enterprises -- Management. Entrepreneurship. Managerial economics. New business enterprises -- Management.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/7926438

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Other uniform titles:	Parker, Simon C. Economics of self-employment and entrepreneurship.
ISBN:	9780521899604 (hardback) 0521899605 (hardback) 9780521728355 0521728355
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:	"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.

Table of Contents:

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