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Entrepreneurship in macroeconomics

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This paper reviews the main studies on entrepreneurship conducted during the past two decades that are relevant for the understanding of various macroeconomic issues. I organize the discussion by distinguishing three groups of contributions. The first group includes studies whose main purpose is to understand the factors that affect the decision to become an entrepreneur. The second group includes studies that look at the aggregate and distributional implications of entrepreneurship for savings and investment. The third group deals with issues of economic development and growth.

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  1. University of Southern California, CEPR and NBER, Los Angeles, CA, USA

    Vincenzo Quadrini

  2. Department of Finance and Business Economics, Marshall School of Business, 701 Exposition Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA, 90089, USA

    Vincenzo Quadrini

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Quadrini, V. Entrepreneurship in macroeconomics. Ann Finance 5, 295–311 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10436-008-0105-7

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