We extend Lazear’s theory of skills variety and entrepreneurship in three directions. First, we provide a theoretical … commercial value. Our findings support the notion that entrepreneurship can be learned. …

-averse peoplemight be suited to entrepreneurship; and it may also help explain why prior researchhas generated mixed evidence about the … effects of risk aversion on selection into entrepreneurship. …

entrepreneurship experience (IEE), an unconventional form of human capital, is related to the performance and motivation of …

="http://press.uchicago.edu/journals/jole/forthcoming.html?journal=jole">'Journal of Labor Economics'</A>, forthcoming.<P> Parental entrepreneurship is a strong, probably the strongest, determinant of … own entrepreneurship. We explore the origins of this intergenerational association in entrepreneurship. In particular, we … adoptive parents, but also for their biological parents. Moreover, we use comparable data on entrepreneurship for a large …

spells in entrepreneurship versus wage employment, thereby accounting for selectivity into entrepreneurial positions based on …

This meta-analytical review of empirical studies of the impact of schooling on entrepreneurship selection and … entrepreneurship to farming. The education effect that separates workers into self-employment and wage employment is stronger for women …

We model entrepreneurship and the emergence of firms as a result of simultaneous bidding for labor services among …