In search of the marginal entrepreneur: Benchmarking regulatory frameworks in their effect on entrepreneurship

Konferenzbeitrag

This paper develops a benchmarking method in order to assess how legal and regulatory frameworks provide adequate incentives for entrepreneurship. The analysis is based on a dataset that combines individual data on entrepreneurship with indicators about the restrictiveness of regulations. The subjective aspect of entrepreneurial ventures is controlled for using a variable that captures the expectations of entrepreneurs regarding their businesses. This makes the marginal effect of regulation observable. Moreover, a distinction between different types of entrepreneurs allows to search for possible transmission channels of regulatory influences. The method is static and designed for cross-country comparisons and can be used to identify policy areas which are successfully applied in certain countries.

Object Details

• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Series: Beiträge zur Jahrestagung des Vereins für Socialpolitik 2010: Ökonomie der Familie - Session: Labor Market and Entrepreneurs: Empirical Studies ; No. B8-V2

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Wirtschaft ; Law and Economics: General ; Econometric Modeling: General ; New Firms; Startups

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Hagedorn, Hendrik
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): Verein für Socialpolitik
• (where): Frankfurt a. M.
• (when): 2010

Further information

• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/37246
• Last update: 10.03.2025, 11:41 AM CET