Theory predicts that entrepreneurs have distinct attitudes towards risk and uncertainty, but empirical evidence is … mixed. To better understand the unique behavioral characteristics of entrepreneurs and the causes of these mixed results, we … perform a large 'lab-in-the-field' experiment comparing entrepreneurs to managers – a suitable comparison group – and …

prefer to have a salaried job but cannot find one; and divide salaried workers into want-to-be entrepreneurs and happy …-to-be salaried workers. Over 40 percent of migrant workers are either currently or want-to-be entrepreneurs. Both groups are very … similar in terms of risk taking preferences and network size. Want-to-be entrepreneurs however suffer from credit constraints …

Using Finnish panel data, we study how entrepreneurs differ from workers in education and income dynamics. We find that … workers have higher median income in all educational groups. Without additional controls, entrepreneurs have higher average … income with all but undergraduate level of education. However, random effects and matching models suggest that entrepreneurs …

We study the effect of the cycle on the health of newborn babies using 30 years of birth-certificate data for Spain. We …

The purpose of this paper of this paper is to explore the immigration and productivity in Spain. We estimate the effect … of immigration on labor productivity from 2004 until 2008 for Spain. Using firms (SABI) and individuals data (Social …

spatial mobility in regional labour markets on overeducation in Spain. With this aim, we use microdata from the Spanish Budget …