Journal of Entrepreneurship and Public Policy: Volume 11 Issue 2/3

Political roots leading to opportunity recognition among Latin American social entrepreneurs

Bryan B. Darden

The purpose of this study was twofold. First, the author sought to more fully understand the role of socio-political activity on opportunity recognition among experienced…

The impact of local government economic development programs on city-level entrepreneurial activity: evidence from Southern California

Hugo D. Asencio, Fynnwin Prager, José N. Martínez, John Tamura

This paper examines the relationship between government economic development programming and entrepreneurial activity, by examining evidence in Southern California cities. While…

Reducing recidivism and encouraging desistance: a social entrepreneurial approach

Robert E. Wright

This paper, which is both case study and conceptual in nature, presents a relative cost-benefit model to explain why people engage in criminal activity. It then uses the model to…

Critical aspects of entrepreneurship policy design for Syrian refugees in Turkey

Ammar Kassab, Rosmini Omar, Hasan Ghura

Governments can influence entrepreneurial growth through public policy. This paper aims to present critical aspects of entrepreneurship policy design for Syrian refugees in Turkey…

Barriers to entry: an empirical account of business creation difficulties in the United States 2011

Megan V. Teague

This study acts as a proof of concept to address how general, broadly applicable barriers to starting a business impact entry across various firm sizes.

Are special economic zones products of corruption?

Julia R. Norgaard, Alexander Chase Cartwright

These zones offer participants a wide variety of incentives and can be found in sizes ranging from a few square acres to entire large cities. The diversity among SEZs presents an…

The impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the market for childcare

Diana Weinert Thomas

This paper assesses the short-term consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic on the market for childcare and speculates about potential long-term consequences of pandemic-related…

The enforceability of non-compete agreements and different types of entrepreneurship: evidence from Utah and Massachusetts

Ege Can, Frank M. Fossen

The purpose of this paper is to expand the empirical literature on the association between non-compete agreement (NCA) enforceability and entrepreneurship by investigating how NCA…

Institutions and competition: does internationalisation provide advantages for the family firms in a transition economy?

Recai Coşkun, Liridon Kryeziu, Besnik A. Krasniqi

Kosovo has experienced a radical shift from a centrally planned economy to a market economy and built institutions from scratch. During the institutional building process, due to…

A robust analysis of trade policy: the chicken and softwood lumber wars

Nathaniel Webb Smith

The paper extends the robust political economy framework to analyze the impact of tariffs on the entrepreneurial market process. It proposes that the unintended consequences of…

Ensuring resilience through fiscal responses to COVID-19; an empirical study of Mauritian micro small medium enterprises (MSMEs)

Ambareen Beebeejaun

The official authorities have established several action plans including fiscal support measures to help micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) counter the negative…