The jack-of-all-trades entrepreneur : innate talent or acquired skill?

Olmo Silva

Cross-sectional tests of the Jack-of-All-Trades theory of entrepreneurship invariably conclude that accumulation of balanced skill-mix across different fields of expertise stimulates entrepreneurship. Yet, none of these considers individual unobservable characteristics which may simultaneously determine skill accumulation and occupational choice. Using panel techniques to control for this, I show that gathering expertise across various subjects does not increase the chances of becoming entrepreneur. -- entrepreneurship ; occupational choice ; skills

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Year of publication:	Aug. 2006
Other Persons:	Silva, Olmo (contributor)
Subject:	Entrepreneurship \| Entrepreneurship approach \| Berufswahl \| Occupational choice \| Qualifikation \| Occupational qualification \| Theorie \| Theory \| Italien \| Italy

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Extent:	Online-Ressource, 9 S., Text
Series:	Discussion paper series / IZA. - Bonn : IZA, ZDB-ID 2120053-1. - Vol. 2264
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Type of publication (narrower categories):	Arbeitspapier ; Working Paper ; Graue Literatur ; Non-commercial literature
Language:	English
Notes:	Title from PDF file as viewed on 8/16/2006 Includes bibliographical references System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader Mode of access: World Wide Web
Other identifiers:	hdl:10419/33699 [Handle]
Classification:	M13 - Entrepreneurship ; J23 - Employment Determination; Job Creation; Demand for Labor; Self-Employment ; J24 - Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity
Source:	ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW

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