Simon C. Parker

Research Fellow

Western University, Canada

sparker@ivey.uwo.ca

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Research Interests

entrepreneurship

Simon Parker graduated with his PhD from the University of Durham in 1992. He became a Professor of Economics at Durham in 1999, and joined Ivey in 2008. Simon is an Associate Editor of the Journal of Economics and Management Strategy and the Journal of Business Venturing. His main research interests are in the economics of entrepreneurship. The second edition of his book with the same title was published by Cambridge University Press in 2018.

He joined IZA as a Research Fellow in July 2005.

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IZA Publications

IZA Discussion Paper No. 15716

Revenue Drift, Incentives, and Effort Allocation in Social Enterprises

Theodor Vladasel, Simon C. Parker, Randolph Sloof, Mirjam C. van Praag

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7994

Crowdfunding, Cascades and Informed Investors

Simon C. Parker

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7044

Ability Dispersion and Team Performance: A Field Experiment

Sander M. Hoogendoorn, Simon C. Parker, Mirjam C. van Praag

published online in: Academy of Management Annual Meeting Proceedings, 30 November 2017

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6288

Financing Entrepreneurship and the Old-Boy Network

Eren Inci, Simon C. Parker

published in: Journal of Economics & Management Strategy, 2013, 22 (2), 232-258

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6200

Risk, Balanced Skills and Entrepreneurship

Chihmao Hsieh, Simon C. Parker, Mirjam C. van Praag

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6103

Transitions to Entrepreneurship and Industry-Specific Barriers

Magnus Lofstrom, Timothy Bates, Simon C. Parker

published as 'Why Are Some People More Likely to Become Small-Businesses Owners than Others: Entrepreneurship Entry and Industry-specific Barriers' in: Journal of Business Venturing, 2014, 29(2), 232–251

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4195

Intrapreneurship or Entrepreneurship?

Simon C. Parker

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4093

The Dynamics of Entrepreneurship: Hysteresis, Business Cycles and Government Policy

Emilio Congregado, Antonio A. Golpe, Simon C. Parker

published in: Empirical Economics, 2012, 43, 1239 - 1261

IZA Discussion Paper No. 2382

The Entrepreneur's Mode of Entry: Business Takeover or New Venture Start

Simon C. Parker, Mirjam C. van Praag

published in: Journal of Business Venturing, 2011, 27 (1), 31-46

IZA Discussion Paper No. 2071