Alex Coad
@coad.bsky.social
An editor at Research Policy & Small Business Economics
Prof at Waseda Business School, Tokyo
Prof at Waseda Business School, Tokyo
Could be a useful way to publish on topics that you suspect might get unflattering results!
January 29, 2026 at 5:54 AM
Could be a useful way to publish on topics that you suspect might get unflattering results!
Reposted by Alex Coad
The one thing that is growing extremely fast is the wealth of the top billionaires:
The top 0.00001% used to own the equivalent of 3% of national income in wealth in 2010
Now they own the equivalent of 12% of national income!
The top 0.00001% used to own the equivalent of 3% of national income in wealth in 2010
Now they own the equivalent of 12% of national income!
January 20, 2026 at 8:59 PM
The one thing that is growing extremely fast is the wealth of the top billionaires:
The top 0.00001% used to own the equivalent of 3% of national income in wealth in 2010
Now they own the equivalent of 12% of national income!
The top 0.00001% used to own the equivalent of 3% of national income in wealth in 2010
Now they own the equivalent of 12% of national income!
Many self-employed are trapped in jobs paying way below minimum wage...
December 26, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Many self-employed are trapped in jobs paying way below minimum wage...
This is reminiscent of previous findings of a negative relationship between Self-Employment and GDP per capita:
Henrekson & Sanandaji:
doi.org/10.1073/pnas...
Henrekson & Sanandaji:
doi.org/10.1073/pnas...
October 14, 2025 at 7:22 AM
This is reminiscent of previous findings of a negative relationship between Self-Employment and GDP per capita:
Henrekson & Sanandaji:
doi.org/10.1073/pnas...
Henrekson & Sanandaji:
doi.org/10.1073/pnas...
The share of female entrepreneurs first rises, then falls with national income
In higher-income countries, female entrepreneurs tend to have smaller firms in low-complexity sectors (e.g. due to discrimination), weakening the gains from female entrepreneurship
Link:
doi.org/10.1257/pand...
In higher-income countries, female entrepreneurs tend to have smaller firms in low-complexity sectors (e.g. due to discrimination), weakening the gains from female entrepreneurship
Link:
doi.org/10.1257/pand...
The Inverted U-Shaped Relationship between Female Entrepreneurship and Economic Development
(May 2025) - In the World Bank Enterprise Survey, the share of entrepreneurs who are women first rises and then falls with national income, while female labor force participation has the opposite U-sh...
doi.org
October 14, 2025 at 7:22 AM
The share of female entrepreneurs first rises, then falls with national income
In higher-income countries, female entrepreneurs tend to have smaller firms in low-complexity sectors (e.g. due to discrimination), weakening the gains from female entrepreneurship
Link:
doi.org/10.1257/pand...
In higher-income countries, female entrepreneurs tend to have smaller firms in low-complexity sectors (e.g. due to discrimination), weakening the gains from female entrepreneurship
Link:
doi.org/10.1257/pand...
These two time series do NOT have the same degree of persistence!
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#EntrepreneurialEcosystems
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September 29, 2025 at 4:40 AM
These two time series do NOT have the same degree of persistence!
#EconSky
#EntrepreneurialEcosystems
#EconSky
#EntrepreneurialEcosystems
Their timeline is not clear to us...
September 29, 2025 at 4:40 AM
Their timeline is not clear to us...