We combine two empirical observations in a general equilibrium occupational choice model. The first is that entrepreneurs have more control than employees over the employment of and accruals from assets, such as human capital. The second observation is that entrepreneurs enjoy higher returns to...

How valuable are cognitive and social abilities for entrepreneurs’ incomes as compared to employees? We answer three questions: (1) To what extent does a composite measure of ability affect an entrepreneur's earnings relative to employees? (2) Do different cognitive abilities (e.g. math...

How valuable is education for entrepreneurs’ performance as compared to employees’? What might explain any differences? And does education affect peoples’ occupational choices accordingly? We answer these questions based on a large panel of US labor force participants. We show that...

We adopt a process-based approach to investigate the influence of entrepreneurial bosses on the two main decisions of employees towards becoming entrepreneurs: exit from the current firm and entry into entrepreneurship. In other words, we study the push and pull mechanisms possibly underlying...

We combine two empirical observations in a general equilibrium occupational choice model. The first is that entrepreneurs have more control than employees over the employment of and accruals from assets, such as human capital. The second observation is that entrepreneurs enjoy higher returns to...

Die Fähigkeit der Menschen und der Unternehmen, Innovationen hervorzubringen, d. h. neues Wissen zu schaffen und in neue marktfähige Produkte und Dienstleistungen umzusetzen, ist von herausragender Bedeutung für Wachstum und Wohlstand in hochentwickelten Industrieländern. Das DIW Berlin hat...

Innovationsfähigkeit ist in den hoch entwickelten Industrieländern die wichtigste Quelle für Wohlstand und Wachstum. Das DIW Berlin hat in diesem Jahr zum zweiten Mal im Auftrag der Deutsche Telekom Stiftung und des Bundesverbandes der Deutschen Industrie (BDI) einen Gesamtindikator für die...