BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN PRODID:iCalendar-Ruby BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Lectures & Presentations DESCRIPTION:Economics Seminar | Rural Entrepreneurship Following Local Econ omic Shocks\, Nov. 20\n\nThe Economics Seminar Series presents Dr. Christel le Khalaf discussing "Rural Entrepreneurship Following Local Economic Shock s"on Friday\, Nov. 20\, from 3 to 4:15 p.m.\n\nKhalaf is an economist with the Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Affairs at Ohio University.\n \nFor more information about the Economics Seminars\, contact Dr. Roberto D uncan.\n\nAbstract: Conceptually\, there is an agreement in the literature that opportunity entrepreneurship is generally pro-cyclical\, whereas neces sity entrepreneurship is strongly counter cyclical (Fairlie and Fossen 2019 ). While there is less consensus around the exact empirical definition of t ypes of entrepreneurs\, opportunity entrepreneurs are generally thought of as those pulled into self-employment by the lure of their business idea\, w hile necessity entrepreneurs are those that are pushed into self-employment by the lack of other employment options. Given the lack of research on the se push and pull dynamics in rural areas\, this paper examines how entrepre neurship responds to changes in local labor market conditions by exploiting the prevalence of mass layoffs and plant closings\, documented in Worker A djustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act notices\, across industrie s and counties in Ohio from 2010 to 2017. While some scholars have presente d evidence that promoting entrepreneurship in rural areas leads to income g rowth (Stephens and Partridge 2011)\, others emphasize that the self-employ ed in rural areas are worse off than salary earners (Shane 2009). A better understanding of the type of entrepreneurs in rural areas can inform econom ic development policies aimed at helping rural entrepreneurs and enhancing rural economies. DTSTAMP:20241123T202510Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20201120 LOCATION: SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Economics Seminar | Dr. Christelle Khalaf\, Nov. 20 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_35058787085837 URL:https://calendar.ohio.edu/event/economics_seminar_dr_christelle_khalaf_ nov_6 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR