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 …

positive for would-be entrepreneurs, in contrast to correlations in the data or uninstrumented estimates. Using firm data, we … also investigate how the newly insurance-induced entrepreneurs fare relative to their uninsured peers. Results suggest that …

We study entrepreneurs’ behavioral responses of effort (moral hazard) to avoid business failure.This is done in the …

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 …

in a significant way. Theapplications we consider are: the entrepreneur’s choice of flexibility in the initial mix …

We extend Lazear’s theory of skills variety and entrepreneurship in three directions. First, we provide a theoretical … framework linking new business creation with an entrepreneur’s skill variety. Second, in this model we allow for both … entrepreneurs with more varied work experience are more likely to introduce innovations that have not only technical, but also …