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The Transformation of Self Employment
Colaiacovo, Innessa; Dalton, Margaret G.; Pekkala Kerr, Sari - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2022
self-employment to 23%. This same time period also witnessed declines in "hometown" local entrepreneurship and the … probability of the self-employed being among top earners. Using 2016 data, we show that high startup capital requirements are …
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Valuing the Time of the Self-Employed
Agness, Daniel; Baseler, Travis; Chassang, Sylvain; … - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2022
taken away from work or leisure as a result of policy. Using rich choice data collected from farming households in western … behavioral features driving our choice data. We find that these features distort choices when exchanging cash either for time or …
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Structural Change in Labor Supply and Cross-Country Differences in Hours Worked
Bick, Alexander; Fuchs-Schündeln, Nicola; Lagakos, David; … - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2021
-employment sector. When estimated to match cross-country data, the model predicts that sectoral reallocation explains more than half of …
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Transferable Skills? Founders as Venture Capitalists
Gompers, Paul A.; Mukharlyamov, Vladimir - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2022
In this paper we explore whether or not the experience as a founder of a venture capital-backed startup influences the performance of founders who become venture capitalists (VCs). We find that nearly 7% of VCs were previously founders of a venture-backed startup. Having a successful exit and...
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