Entrepreneurship development is increasingly seen as a promising alternative to traditional
economic development, as it unlocks the potential of local citizens to create jobs and serve …

Using data for US rural counties we examine the how the age profile of migrants from 1990
to 2000 impacts business start-ups in 2000. Depending on the industry classification, we find …

Purpose This paper aims to study the Pesantren's role in alleviating the poverty in rural
region, and the discussion is connected to the theory of local economic development and …

Does business ownership reduce the wealth disparity between Black and White
households? The author uses Panel Study of Income Dynamics (PSID) data on family …

This article concentrates on a crucial technical aspect of regional entrepreneurship
research: how do we measure the most innovative of entrepreneurs, the entrepreneurs most …

Economic recessions increase costs, risk, stress, uncertainty, and business failures while
decreasing the availability of employment. Individuals who seek to become self-employed in …

Information and communication technologies (ICTs) open up new opportunities for rural
young entrepreneurs to enhance their businesses. However, the challenges of adopting and …

The sustained surge in self-employment since 2000 has largely gone unnoticed by policy
makers and economic developers. Here the authors document this surge and identify …

Comparing local employment portfolios against entrepreneurship, this research finds that
local wage and salary job market prospects shape incentives for potential entrepreneurs …

In this article, we examine the issue of economic inequality in the rural United States and its
connection to limited opportunities to create wealth through innovation-driven …