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Why Are the Returns to Education Higher forEntrepreneurs than for Employees?
Sluis, Justin van der; Praag, Mirjam van; … - Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit <Bonn> - 2007
We compare the returns to education (RTE) for entrepreneurs and employees, based on 19waves of the NLSY database. By using instrumental variable techniques (IV) and takingaccount of selectivity, we find that the RTE are significantly higher for entrepreneurs than foremployees (18.3 percent and...
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It’s the Opportunity Cost, Stupid!How Self-Employment Responds to FinancialIncentives of Return, Risk and Skew
Berkhout, Peter; Hartog, Joop; Praag, Mirjam van - Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit <Bonn> - 2011
college or university, grouped inapproximately 120 labor market segments, we find significant support for these propositions …
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