International Differences in Entrepreneurship.

International Differences in Entrepreneurship, edited by Josh Lerner and Antoinette Schoar, is available from the University of Chicago Press for $99.00.

"This NBER Conference Report describes how a country's institutional differences, cultural considerations, and personal characteristics can affect the role of entrepreneurs in its economy. Among the key features of this volume are its discussion of the origins of entrepreneurs, the choices they make, and the complexity of their activities across countries and industries. In addition, the volume's contributors consider how environmental factors of individual economies, including market regulation, government subsidies for banks, and support for entrepreneurial culture, can affect an industry, and how entrepreneurs can...