| Inhalt: | Entrepreneurship is a major driving force in dynamic economies and an important objective of policy makers worldwide. Following decades of virtual neglect of the topic, the last years have seen a surge of research on entrepreneurship in economics as well as related fields such as management, psychology and geography. This course will provide an introduction to the essential economic theories and empirical studies analyzing the phenomenon of entrepreneurship. The course agenda covers a broad range of topics including determinants of new venture creation, the financing of entrepreneurship, business performance, the economic relevance of entrepreneurship and entrepreneurship policies. The lectures will combine overviews of the respective topics with detailed discussions of the methods and findings of exemplary studies. |
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| Literatur: | The primary textbook for the course is: - Parker, S. (2018): The Economics of Entrepreneurship, Second Edition. Cambridge University Press.
The following works also provide a good introduction to parts of the course material: - Bhide, A.V. (2000): The Origin and Evolution of New Businesses, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
- Lazear, E.P. (2004): “Balanced Skills and Entrepreneurship”, American Economic Review, 94(2), 208–211.
- Shane, S. (2003): A General Theory of Entrepreneurship, Cheltenham: Edward Elgar.
- Shane, S. (2009): “Why encouraging more people to become entrepreneurs is bad public policy”, Small Business Economics, 33(2): 141-149.
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