that entrepreneurship has important economic value. Hence, a systematic review is provided that answers the question: What … is the contribution of entrepreneurs to the economy in comparison to non-entrepreneurs? We study the relative … contribution of entrepreneurs to the economy based on four measures that have most widely been studied empirically. Hence, we …

attempt to attract immigrant entrepreneurs. Not surprisingly, a large body of research on immigrant entrepreneurship has … immigrant entrepreneurs' contributions to the economy, entrepreneurship differences across groups and group differences in … fundamental immigrant entrepreneurship issues as well as the empirical methods and data used. The main themes we address are …

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 …

How valuable is education for entrepreneurs' performance as compared to employees'? What might explain any differences … show furthermore that entrepreneurs have higher returns to education than employees (in terms of the comparable performance … spells in entrepreneurship versus wage employment, thereby accounting for selectivity into entrepreneurial positions based on …

We extend Lazear's theory of skills variety and entrepreneurship in three directions. First, we provide a theoretical … that entrepreneurs with more varied work experience are more likely to introduce innovations that have not only technical …, but also commercial value. Our findings support the notion that entrepreneurship can be learned. …

We investigate the workforce heterogeneity of startups with respect to education, age and wages. Our explorative study … entrepreneurship research. To assess relative workforce heterogeneity, we construct a simulated benchmark to which we compare observed …

Previous empirical studies have shown that solo entrepreneurs benefit from having balanced skills: Jacks …-of-All-Trades (JATs) are better entrepreneurs than specialists are. Nowadays however, the majority of entrepreneurs start up and run … entrepreneurs. We also explore whether (a lack of) individual balanced skills can be substituted by combining the skills of various …

understanding of rural non-farm entrepreneurship, particularly with regard to the role of young adults in this sector. This paper … conclude that policies to support young entrepreneurs in rural Africa should not only focus on creating conditions that attract … young adults to start enterprises, but to also enable young entrepreneurs to improve productivity in already existing …