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Who becomes an entrepreneur? Labor market prospects and occupational choice
Poschke, Markus - 2008
Why do some people become entrepreneurs (and others don't)? Why are firms so heterogeneous, and many firms so small? To start, the paper briefly documents evidence from the empirical literature that the relationship between entrepreneurship and education is U-shaped, that many entrepreneurs...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010269273
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Selection and Absolute Advantage in Farming and Entrepreneurship
Alvarez-Cuadrado, Francisco; Amodio, Francesco; … - 2019
selection as a root cause of the agricultural productivity gap. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012180071
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Choosing to Be Trained: Do Behavioral Traits Matter?
Dasgupta, Utteeyo; Gangadharan, Lata; Maitra, Pushkar; … - 2014
In this paper, we examine the determinants of self-selection into a vocational training program in India. To do this we … sufficient to fully explain selection into the program. Participants' behavioral traits are also crucial in influencing take up …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010435290
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Choosing to be trained : do behavioral traits matter?
Dasgupta, Utteeyo; Gangadharan, Lata; Maitra, Pushkar; … - 2014
In this paper, we examine the determinants of self-selection into a vocational training program in India. To do this we … sufficient to fully explain selection into the program. Participants' behavioral traits are also crucial in influencing take up …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010418870
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Selection and absolute advantage in farming and entrepreneurship
Alvarez-Cuadrado, Francisco; Amodio, Francesco; … - 2019
selection as a root cause of the agricultural productivity gap. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012153418
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Choosing to be Trained: Evidence from a Field Experiment
Gangadharan, Lata; Maitra, Pushkar; Dasgupta, Utteeyo; … - Department of Econometrics and Business Statistics, … - 2012
This paper combines unique experimental and survey data to examine the determinants of self-selection into a training …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010861703
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Choosing to Be Trained: Do Behavioral Traits Matter?
Dasgupta, Utteeyo; Gangadharan, Lata; Maitra, Pushkar; … - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014
In this paper, we examine the determinants of self-selection into a vocational training program in India. To do this we … sufficient to fully explain selection into the program. Participants' behavioral traits are also crucial in influencing take up …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010959667
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The Labor Market, the Decision to Become an Entrepreneur, and the Firm Size Distribution
Poschke, Markus - Centre Interuniversitaire de Recherche en Économie … - 2012
Why do some people become entrepreneurs, how do institutions affect this choice, and how does this affect the firm size distribution and aggregate productivity? This paper addresses this question using a matching model with occupational choice and heterogeneity in both ability as a worker and ex...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010927905
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Who Becomes an Entrepreneur? Labor Market Prospects and Occupational Choice
Poschke, Markus - Centre Interuniversitaire de Recherche en Économie … - 2012
Why do some people become entrepreneurs (and others don't)? Why are firms so heterogeneous, and many firms so small? To start, the paper briefly documents evidence from the empirical literature that the relationship between entrepreneurship and education is Ushaped; that many entrepreneurs start a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010927913
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Selection into skill accumulation: evidence using observational and experimental data
Dasgupta, Utteeyo; Gangadharan, Lata; Maitra, Pushkar; … - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2011
This paper combines unique survey and experimental data to examine the determinants of self-selection into a vocational …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009223355