5th IZA Workshop on Entrepreneurship Research

The aim of the workshop is to bring together leading scholars and young researchers working on topics related to entrepreneurship research. We invite contributions from various interdisciplinary backgrounds:

Theoretical contributions as well as empirical research using survey evidence, laboratory experiments, neuroeconomic methods, and field experiments are welcome.

Examples of Research Topics of the workshop are:

• Policy Measures to Foster Entrepreneurship
• The process of Firms’ Entry, Survival and Growth
• Entrepreneurship and Labor Markets Dynamics
• Regional Aspects of Entrepreneurship
• Entrepreneurship and Firm Size
• Entrepreneurship, Motivation, Cognitive and Non-Cognitive Skills
• Decision Making Processes, Occupational Choice Models and Entrepreneurship
• Risk and Time Preferences of Entrepreneurs
• Remuneration of Entrepreneurs

Keynote

The keynote lecture will be delivered by David Storey, Professor at the Department of Business Management and Economics at University of Sussex, United Kingdom. David Storey is the highest ranked non-US scholar in Entrepreneurship. He has published his articles in the major entrepreneurship and management journals, has written the influential book “Understanding the Small Business Sector” and has advised many governments and organizations on enterprise policy-making.