Contact Dr Andre Van Stel

Background

André is a Senior Researcher at EIM Business and Policy Research (a member of Panteia) in Zoetermeer, the Netherlands. EIM is a large research company investigating topics of small business and entrepreneurship. Besides a two-year period as a Senior Research Fellow at the Bettany Centre for Entrepreneurial Performance and Economics (2006-2008), André’s past affiliations include the Max Planck Institute of Economics, the Erasmus University Rotterdam, and the University of Amsterdam. André holds a PhD in Economics and a Masters Degree in Econometrics, both from Erasmus University Rotterdam. His main research interests are in the areas of the determinants and consequences of entrepreneurship and in topics of industrial organisation. André has published in numerous journals including Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, Journal of Business Venturing, Small Business Economics and Venture Capital. As a Visiting Fellow at the Bettany Centre, André’s research focuses on the interrelationships between levels of new venture entry and exit and average profits at the industry level. Another research topic of interest is the behaviour of informal investors. In investigating these matters André works closely with Professor Andrew Burke.

Publications

Articles In Journals

Conference Papers

  • Burke A, van Stel A, Roman C, Millan & J (2012) Start-up size strategy: Risk management and performance. In: ISBE (Institute for Small Businesses and Entrepreneurship) Conference, Dublin, 7 November 2012.
  • Burke A, Hartog C, van Stel A & Suddle K (2008) How Does Entrepreneurial Activity Affect the Supply of Business Angels?. In: RENT XXII - Research in Entrepreneurship and Small Business Conference, Covilh, Portugal.
  • Burke A, van Stel A & Thurik A (2008) Investigating Blue Ocean versus Competitive Strategy: A Statistical Analysis of the Retail Industry. In: RENT XXII - Research in Entrepreneurship and Small Business Conference, Covilh, Portugal.
  • Golpe A & van Stel A (2007) Self-Employment and Unemployment in Spanish Regions. In: Babson College Annual Entrepreneurship Conference.

Books

  • Golpe A & van Stel A (2008) Self-Employment and Unemployment in Spanish Regions in the Period 1979-2001. In: Measuring Entrepreneurship:Building a Statistical System (International Studies in Entrepreneurship), New York: Springer, p. 191-204.
  • Hussels S & van Stel A (2008) Global Entrepreneurship Monitor and Entrepreneurs' Export Orientation. In: Measuring Entrepreneurship: Building a Statistical System (International Studies in Enterpreneurship), New York: Springer, p. 265-278.
  • van Stel A (2006) Empirical analysis of entrepreneurship and economic growth. New York: Springer Science.
  • Baptista R, van Stel A & Thurik A (2006) Entrepreneurship, industrial restructuring and unemployment in Portugal. In: Entrepreneurship, Growth, and Innovation: The Dynamics of Firms and Industries. Santarelli E (ed.), New York: Springer Science, p. 223-241.
  • van Stel A (2005) Entrepreneurship and economic growth: some empirical studies. Amsterdam: Thela Thesis.