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| Title: | | When to start a new firm? Modelling the timing of novice and serial entrepreneurs  |
| Authors: | | Gries, Thomas Naudé, Wim |
| Issue Date: | | 2009 |
| Series/Report no.: | | Research paper / UNU-WIDER 2009.39 |
| Abstract: | | The success of new start-up firms often depends on timing. It is valuable for the potential entrepreneur to wait for the right moment before starting a new firm. In this paper we provide a theoretical model to determine the optimal time for starting a new firm. We integrate insights from the real option theory with the theory on entrepreneurial market entry. An important and novel feature of our model is that it allows the start-up timing decisions of novice and serial entrepreneurs to be distinguished. |
| Subjects: | | entrepreneurship serial entrepreneurship start-ups real options stochastic optimal control |
| JEL: | | D92 D81 L26 M3 |
| ISBN: | | 978-92-9230-210-8 |
| Document Type: | | Working Paper |
| Appears in Collections: | | WIDER Research Papers, United Nations University (UNU)
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