RAND Research Related to Entrepreneurship Public Policy
Small business being such an overarching field, many research units within RAND have conducted related studies. Here, we provide links to some recent reports and working papers.
Do Small-Group Health Insurance Regulations Influence Small Business Size? — 2012
State small-group health insurance reforms, implemented in the 1990s, aimed at controlling the variability of health insurance premiums and to improve access to health insurance. These reforms only affected firms within a specific size range, and as a result, they may have affected the size of small firms around the legislative threshold and may also have affected the propensity of small firms to offer health insurance.
The Great Recession and Entrepreneurship — 2012
Data from the Current Population Survey are used to conduct a detailed analysis of the determinants of entrepreneurship at the individual level to find what effect the ''Great Recession'' have on business formation.
Impact of the Recession on Age Management Policies: Case Study: BARCO, Belgium — 2012
According to representatives of the company interviewed for this case study, there has been a greater willingness to recruit people aged 50 or more during the economic cycle of the past two to three years, but this is cyclical.
Impact of the Recession on Age Management Policies: Case Study: Vienna General Hospital (AKH Wien), Austria — 2012
Vienna General Hospital sees the importance of the tackling the issue of ageing in terms of organisational strategy, organisational culture, personal development, organisation of work, and individual health of employees.
Impact of the Recession on Age Management Policies: Case Study: Borealis Agrolinz Melamine GmbH, Austria — 2012
While age management at the Borealis Group has always made use of generous regulations for early retirement there has also been a movement to maintain older workers in the workplace by creating sustainable work processes and adapting work practices to take into account employees' needs.
Impact of the Recession on Age Management Policies: Case Study: Made in Inox, Belgium — 2012
The experience of Made in Inox shows that micro-businesses are unlikely to have a dedicated human resources policy.
Small Business and Defense Acquisitions: A Review of Policies and Current Practices — 2011
Evaluates federal small business policies, how they affect the Department of Defense, and the challenges associated with meeting mandated small business goals.
Does Employer-Based Health Insurance Discourage Entrepreneurship and New Business Creation? — 2011
Raises concerns that the bundling of health insurance and employment may discourage business creation.
Is Employer-Based Health Insurance A Barrier To Entrepreneurship? — 2010
Examines whether the focus on employer-provided health insurance in the United States may restrict business creation.
How Will the Affordable Care Act Affect Employee Health Coverage at Small Businesses? — 2010
Finds that the Affordable Care Act will increase the percentage of employers that offer health coverage to workers: from 57 percent to 80 percent for firms with 50 or fewer workers, and from 90 percent to 98 percent for firms with 51 to 100 workers.
Estimation of the Department of Defense Small Business Innovation Research Program Treatment Effect — 2010
Examines if the Department of Defense Small Business Innovation Research program positively influences commercial viability and what is the most effective means of evaluating this question.
Establishing State Health Insurance Exchanges: Implications for Health Insurance Enrollment, Spending, and Small Businesses — 2010
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act will increase insurance offer rates at small businesses. By 2016, rates would increase from 53 to 77 percent at firms with ten or fewer workers and from 71 to 90 percent at firms with 11 to 25 workers.
Indian Entrepreneurial Success in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom — 2010
Examines Indian entrepreneurial performance and success in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom using census data.
Liquidity Constraints, Household Wealth, and Self-Employment: The Case of Older Workers — 2010
Examines evidence of the importance of liquidity constraints on entrepreneurship using longitudinal data from the Health and Retirement Study on workers over age 50.
Health Savings Accounts for Small Businesses and Entrepreneurs: Shopping, Take-Up and Implementation Challenges — 2010
The Health Savings Account marketplace may have expanded access to health insurance for the smallest firms but not for small firms more generally, who face challenges in implementing them.
Small Business Assistance Programs in the United States: An Analysis of What They Are, How Well They Perform, and How We Can Learn More About Them — 2010
This study documents the most important public and private programs designed to promote self-employment and small business creation and critically examines the existing research on the effect of those programs.
Catalysts of Entrepreneurship -- Policies for Growth: International Conference on Entrepreneurship — 2009
Presents the proceedings of the first International Conference on Entrepreneurship, which was held at the Indian School of Business on June 5-6, 2009; participants discussed policy issues affecting the growth of entrepreneurship in India.
Self-Employment among Older Workers: Assistance Programs, Liquidity Constraints and Employment Patterns — 2009
Examines self-employment among older workers.
Small Business Assistance Programs in the United States: An Analysis of What They Are, How Well They Perform, and How We Can Learn More about Them — 2008
Studies the most important public and private programs designed to promote self-employment and small business creation, examines the existing research on the effect of those programs, and identifies new directions for future research on this topic.
Enhancing Small-Business Opportunities in the DoD — 2008
Examines how federal programs and direct purchase goals affect small business contracting opportunities within the Department of Defense.
Does Liability Affect Small Business? — 2008
The authors assess the impact of liability on various small-business firms, using caps on non-economic damages as a measure of liability pressure, comparing the number of small businesses before and after supreme court decisions to strike down caps.
Is the Economic Burden of Providing Health Insurance Greater for Small Firms Than for Large Firms? — 2008
This research brief reports that, from 2000 to 2005, the economic burden of providing health insurance increased for employers, especially for the smallest firms, and that small firms offered plans of slightly lower quality than did large firms.
The Economic Burden of Providing Health Insurance: How Much Worse Off Are Small Firms? — 2008
This report explores trends in the economic burden faced by small and large businesses that provide health insurance, as well as the quality of plans that small and large firms offer.
Going-Private Decisions and the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002: A Cross-Country Analysis — 2008
Controlling for exit decision factors, this study confirms other reports that the Sarbanes-Oxley Act induced small firms to exit the public capital market.
Estimating the Cost of Administering the Department of Defense Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program — 2008
As Congress reauthorizes the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program, it is considering how much, if any, of SBIR set-asides SBIR could use for administration. This report estimates how much administering the DoD SBIR program costs.
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