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Roy Thurik
Researcher at Erasmus University Rotterdam
Publications - 411
Citations - 34875
Roy Thurik is an academic researcher from Erasmus University Rotterdam. The author has contributed to research in topics: Entrepreneurship & Per capita income. The author has an hindex of 82, co-authored 405 publications receiving 31531 citations. Previous affiliations of Roy Thurik include Econometric Institute & Indiana University.
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The effect of entrepreneurship on national economic growth: an empirical analysis using the GEM data base
TL;DR: In this article, the authors investigate the influence of entrepreneurial activity on economic growth in 36 countries in the last decade of the 20th century and find that entrepreneurial activity indeed impacts economic growth, but this effect depends upon the level of per capita income.
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Living Forever: Entrepreneurial Overconfidence at Older Ages
Niels Rietveld,Patrick J. F. Groenen,Philipp Koellinger,Matthijs J. H. M. van der Loos,Roy Thurik +4 more
TL;DR: In this paper, a measure of overconfidence that employs self-reports of life expectancy is used to determine whether a person is more overconfident than a non-entrepreneur.
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The Decision Between Internal and External R&D
TL;DR: This paper used the lens of institutional economics to link the decision to engage in external R&D to both firm and industry specific characteristics, and found that internal and external research tend to be complements in high technology industries but substitutes in low-technology industries.
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Japanese Supermarket Chains and Labour Costs- Part 1:
Jeroen C.A. Potjes,Roy Thurik +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors study 18 Japanese supermarket chain store corporations and find statistical support for higher labour costs by more use of part-time employees, higher service level and village based stores.
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The effect of entrepreneurship on national economic growth: an analysis using the GEM database
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors investigate whether a new and promising concept, Total Entrepreneurial Activity, influences GDP growth for 36 countries in a recent period and find that entrepreneurial activity indeed affects economic growth, but that this effect depends upon the level of per capita income.