Journal of Entrepreneurship and Public Policy: Volume 2 Issue 2

Policy at the local level

Stephan F. Gohmann

– The purpose of this paper is to discuss the appropriate level of data to use for the analysis of public policies.

Stage-specific effects of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act

Sencer Ecer, Salman Khalid

The purpose of this paper is to empirically demonstrate that drivers of venture capital (VC) investments are different across three broadly defined sectors: high-technology…

Entrepreneurship and political risk

Nabamita Dutta, Russell S. Sobel, Sanjukta Roy

Previous literature has clearly demonstrated the need for sound government policies or “institutions” to promote and support entrepreneurship in a country. The purpose of this…

Economic freedom, entrepreneurial activity, and the service sector

Stephan F. Gohmann, Bradley K. Hobbs, Myra J. McCrickard

The purpose of this paper is to focus on the impact of economic freedom on entrepreneurial activity in the service sector. Specifically, the paper examines how economic freedom at…

Knowledge-sharing through social interaction in a policy-driven industrial cluster

Christopher Richardson

– The purpose of this paper is to investigate whether knowledge-flows through social interaction occur within the context of a policy-driven industrial cluster.

Do tax rate cuts encourage entrepreneurial entry?

Tami Gurley-Calvez, Donald Bruce

Policy makers have long been interested in whether tax policies can be used to encourage entrepreneurial activity, but prior studies have produced ambiguous results. The purpose…

Entrepreneurship and Economic Progress

Reviewed by Benjamin J. VanMetre

Private Sector and Enterprise Development: Fostering Growth in the Middle East and North Africa

Reviewed by G.P. Manish