claim 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 …

intentions. However, empirical research aimed at establishing the importance of role models for (nascent) entrepreneurs is scarce … completed by a representative sample of 292 entrepreneurs in three major Dutch cities - entrepreneurs who have recently started … the entrepreneur and the role model, and the strength of their relationship. …

We study risk behavior of Danish self-employed entrepreneurs, whose income risk may be driven by both exogenous factors …

the possible stakeholders in the entrepreneur’s venture. The education distribution of the (local) population may thus …Human capital obtained through education has been shown to be one of the strongest drivers of entrepreneurship … performance. The entrepreneur's human capital is, though, only one of the input factors into the production process of her venture …

levels. This is consistent with microeconomic theory and evidence showing that entrepreneurs with superior levels of human …

likely to become entrepreneurs. By not having taken this possible linkage into account, previous research has underestimated … the impacts both of risk aversion and balanced skills on the likelihood individuals choose entrepreneurship. Data on Dutch …-averse people might be suited to entrepreneurship; and it may also help explain why prior research has generated mixed evidence …