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Chapter 1. Culture, Entrepreneurship, and Growth
Doepke, Matthias; Zilibotti, Fabrizio - 2014
hinges on risk tolerance and patience. Parents expecting their children to become entrepreneurs have an incentive to instill … entrepreneurs there are in a society hinges, in turn, on parental investments in children’s patience and risk tolerance. There can … where growth is driven by the innovative activity of entrepreneurs. Entrepreneurship is risky and requires investments that …
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Human capital transmission and the earnings of second-generation immigrants in Sweden
Hammarstedt, Mats; Palme, Mårten - In: IZA journal of migration : IZAJOM 1 (2012), pp. 1-23
We compare the earnings and the intergenerational earnings mobility of immigrants with natives in Sweden. We find an …
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The happy artist? : an empirical application of the work-preference model
Steiner, Lasse; Schneider, Lucian - 2011
The artistic labor market is marked by several adversities, such as low wages, above-average unemployment, and constrained underemployment. Nevertheless, it attracts many young people. The number of students exceeds the available jobs by far. A potential explanation for this puzzle is that...
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The happy artist? : an empirical application of the work-preference model
Steiner, Lasse; Schneider, Lucian - 2011
The artistic labor market is marked by several adversities, such as low wages, above-average unemployment, and constrained underemployment. Nevertheless, it attracts many young people. The number of students exceeds the available jobs by far. A potential explanation for this puzzle is that...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009739424
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Independent Contracting, Self-Employment, and Gig Work : Evidence from California Tax Data
Bernhardt, Annette; Campos, Christopher; Prohofsky, Allen; … - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2022
We use de-identified data from California personal income tax returns to measure the frequency and nature of independent contracting and self-employment work in California. We identify this work by the presence of a Schedule C on the tax return and/or the receipt of a Form 1099 information...
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Reluctant Entrepreneurs : Evidence from China's SOE Reform
Fang, Hanming; Li, Ming; Wu, Zenan; Zhang, Yapei - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2023
improved the quality of entrepreneur- ship. Compared with entrepreneurs in other time periods, firms founded by the reluctant … entrepreneurs induced by the SOE layoffs have better performances. To explain these results, we present a simple model of …
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Women's self-employment intentions after global shocks : insights from Egypt and Spain
Zabala, Alaitz; Ghalwash, Seham; Ismail, Ayman; … - In: European journal of international management : EJIM 20 (2023) 1, pp. 124-142
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Tasks and Black-white Inequality over the Long Twentieth Century
Gray, Rowena; O'Keefe, Siobhan M.; Quincy, Sarah; Ward, … - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2024
We present new evidence on the long-run trend of occupational task content by race in the United States, 1900-2021. Black workers began the transition to better paid, cognitive-intensive modern jobs at least a generation after white workers; substantial convergence only occurred from 1960...
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Latent entrepreneurship in transition economies : some entrepreneurs and would-be entrepreneurs face financial and bureaucratic barriers to starting a business
Atasoy, Hilal - 2015
Because entrepreneurial activity can stimulate job creation and long-term economic growth, promoting entrepreneurship is an important goal. However, many financial, bureaucratic, and social barriers can shortcircuit the process of actually starting a business, especially in transition economies...
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Rediscovering the craft entrepreneur : a personality approach
Runst, Petrik; Thomä, Jörg - 2022
Personality is a key driver of self-employment decisions. For this reason, the personality traits of entrepreneurs or … craft entrepreneurs from other types of entrepreneurship. The paper concludes with implications for policy and research. …
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