Entrepreneurship

Research

Freedom and Entrepreneurship: New Evidence from the 50 States Joshua C. Hall, John Pulito, Benjamin J. VanMetre \| Apr 17, 2012 Freedom in the 50 States includes measures of both economic and personal freedom. Personal freedom had not previously been studied as a factor in the entrepreneurship level, and this study found that it did not in fact have a significant impact on business creation. Only economic freedom appears to have a positive impact on entrepreneurship, although personal freedom is of course important for other reasons.	The Non-Productive Entrepreneurial Process Christopher Coyne,, John A. Dove \| Dec 01, 2010 A large literature explores the importance of entrepreneurship as the catalyst of economic progress. In contrast, this paper argues that entrepreneurs are the driver of economic stagnation.
Entrepreneurship and the Taste for Discrimination Christopher Coyne, Justin P. Isaacs, Jeremy T. Schwartz \| Aug 01, 2010 This paper analyzes the connection between discrimination and entrepreneurship. The study contends that the entrepreneur is the central mechanism through which inefficiencies associated with discrimination are competed away. In addition to illuminating the mechanism through which existing discrimination tends to be eliminated, we also consider the more difficult case of consumer discrimination.	Can Decentralized Bottom-Up Post-Disaster Recovery Be Effective? Virgil Storr, Stefanie Haeffele-Balch \| Apr 05, 2010 Using data from interviews with affected residents and community leaders in New Orleans after Katrina, this article explores the effectiveness of private disaster recovery efforts and whether or not…
Entrepreneurship and the Varieties of Capitalism Johan van der Walt \| Feb 18, 2010 This paper contributes to the Varieties of Capitalism paradigm by arguing that the absence of an analytical framework that accounts for the differences between firms warrants some more consideration.	Alertness, Local Knowledge, and Johnny Appleseed David Skarbek \| Dec 2009 "Anderson and Hill argue that property rights entrepreneurs, driven by non-replicable Kirznerian alertness, identify unowned and unpriced attributes of a resource and capture rents to those resources…

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Testimony & Comments

The Millennium Challenge Account: Property Rights and Entrepreneurship as the Engine of Development

Brian Hooks, Paul Dragos Aligica, Peter J. Boettke | Apr 13, 2004

"The Millennium Challenge Account: Property Rights and Entrepreneurship as the Engine of Development" is a comment submitted by the Mercatus Center at George Mason University’s Global Prosperity…

Research Summaries & Toolkits

Yes Africa Can

Karol Boudreaux | Apr 28, 2010

In this research summary published by the World Bank, Karol Boudreaux explores the economic success Rwanda has seen by liberalizing their coffee sector.

Speeches & Presentations

Frederic Sautet on Voice of America

Frederic Sautet | Jun 09, 2005

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The Formal, the Informal and the Three Entrepreneurs

Frederic Sautet | Nov 19, 2004

On October 19, 2004, Mercatus Center Senior Fellow Frederic Sautet delivered a presentation on institutions and entrepreneurship to the New Zealand Business Roundtable (NZBR). This talk was part of…

Expert Commentary

The Government Does Not Deserve Credit for Private Businesses' Success The Daily Caller By Antony Davies \| Jul 26, 2012 Some politicians hide behind phrases like “equality”; others hide behind loaded terms like “social justice.” The president hides behind “giving back.” The underlying goal is the same: to replace individual liberty with collective captivity.	How Bad State Laws Are Still Good for U.S. Economic Freedom U.S. News and World Report By Antony Davies \| Jul 23, 2012 Americans understand the benefits of competition in the private sector. Competition is just as valuable in the public sector. When each state can set its own economic policies, we get competition among 50 separate governments.
Good Business Climate Won't Need Incentives By Maurice P. McTigue \| Apr 12, 2012 Kansas policymakers left for recess on the heels of very disappointing jobs news. According to the latest jobs report, Kansas ranked fourth in terms of jobs lost with a 5,700 decrease in employment. As legislators prepare to return in a couple of weeks, they should consider what’s best for the Kansas economy and pursue goals that make Kansas a better place to do business than any other state.	The Real Issue Behind the Wealth Gap By Steven Horwitz \| Sep 13, 2011
Employment Growth Continues to Paint a Dismal Picture By \| Aug 03, 2011	Focus on Wage "Gap" Misses Bigger Picture By Steven Horwitz \| Jul 29, 2011

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Antony Davies is associate professor of economics at Duquesne University and Mercatus Affiliated Senior Scholar at George Mason University. His primary research interests include econometrics, public policy, and economic psychology.

Veronique de Rugy

Veronique de Rugy is a senior research fellow at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University. Her primary research interests include the federal budget, homeland security, taxation, tax competition, and financial privacy issues.

Videos

Alex Tabarrok on Innovation and Patents

Alexander Tabarrok | March 14, 2012

Boosting Start-Ups - 10 Ways to Save the Economy

Veronique de Rugy | June 28, 2011

Podcasts

W. Patrick McCray on Visioneers

Jerry Brito | May 07, 2013

W. Patrick McCray, author of The Visioneers: How a Group of Elite Scientists Pursued Space Colonies, Nanotechnologies, and a Limitless Future, tells the story of these modern utopians who predicted that their technologies could transform society as humans mastered the ability to create new worlds.

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How Government Policies Can Promote Job Growth (Plus an Economic Update)

Where do real, sustainable jobs come from? Is there a role for government in the process? How do government policies enhance or reduce the long-run pace of job creation? Join the Mercatus Center and Dr. Bruce Yandle as he explores these questions, and the findings of his new paper, "Jobs, Jobs, Jobs: Where Do Jobs Come From?"

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Books

Launching the Innovation Renaissance

Alexander Tabarrok | Nov 2011

"Launching the Innovation Renaissance" is a fast-paced look at how we can accelerate innovation and build a solid 21st-century economy.

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Freedom and Entrepreneurship: New Evidence from the 50 States Joshua C. Hall, John Pulito, Benjamin J. VanMetre \| Apr 17, 2012 Freedom in the 50 States includes measures of both economic and personal freedom. Personal freedom had not previously been studied as a factor in the entrepreneurship level, and this study found that it did not in fact have a significant impact on business creation. Only economic freedom appears to have a positive impact on entrepreneurship, although personal freedom is of course important for other reasons.	The Non-Productive Entrepreneurial Process Christopher Coyne,, John A. Dove \| Dec 01, 2010 A large literature explores the importance of entrepreneurship as the catalyst of economic progress. In contrast, this paper argues that entrepreneurs are the driver of economic stagnation.
Entrepreneurship and the Taste for Discrimination Christopher Coyne, Justin P. Isaacs, Jeremy T. Schwartz \| Aug 01, 2010 This paper analyzes the connection between discrimination and entrepreneurship. The study contends that the entrepreneur is the central mechanism through which inefficiencies associated with discrimination are competed away. In addition to illuminating the mechanism through which existing discrimination tends to be eliminated, we also consider the more difficult case of consumer discrimination.	Can Decentralized Bottom-Up Post-Disaster Recovery Be Effective? Virgil Storr, Stefanie Haeffele-Balch \| Apr 05, 2010 Using data from interviews with affected residents and community leaders in New Orleans after Katrina, this article explores the effectiveness of private disaster recovery efforts and whether or not…
Entrepreneurship and the Varieties of Capitalism Johan van der Walt \| Feb 18, 2010 This paper contributes to the Varieties of Capitalism paradigm by arguing that the absence of an analytical framework that accounts for the differences between firms warrants some more consideration.	Alertness, Local Knowledge, and Johnny Appleseed David Skarbek \| Dec 2009 "Anderson and Hill argue that property rights entrepreneurs, driven by non-replicable Kirznerian alertness, identify unowned and unpriced attributes of a resource and capture rents to those resources…

The Government Does Not Deserve Credit for Private Businesses' Success The Daily Caller By Antony Davies \| Jul 26, 2012 Some politicians hide behind phrases like “equality”; others hide behind loaded terms like “social justice.” The president hides behind “giving back.” The underlying goal is the same: to replace individual liberty with collective captivity.	How Bad State Laws Are Still Good for U.S. Economic Freedom U.S. News and World Report By Antony Davies \| Jul 23, 2012 Americans understand the benefits of competition in the private sector. Competition is just as valuable in the public sector. When each state can set its own economic policies, we get competition among 50 separate governments.
Good Business Climate Won't Need Incentives By Maurice P. McTigue \| Apr 12, 2012 Kansas policymakers left for recess on the heels of very disappointing jobs news. According to the latest jobs report, Kansas ranked fourth in terms of jobs lost with a 5,700 decrease in employment. As legislators prepare to return in a couple of weeks, they should consider what’s best for the Kansas economy and pursue goals that make Kansas a better place to do business than any other state.	The Real Issue Behind the Wealth Gap By Steven Horwitz \| Sep 13, 2011
Employment Growth Continues to Paint a Dismal Picture By \| Aug 03, 2011	Focus on Wage "Gap" Misses Bigger Picture By Steven Horwitz \| Jul 29, 2011