Why do entrepreneurship rates differ so markedly by gender? Using data from a large, representative German household …-up decision and can explain the gender gap in entrepreneurship. Applying a decomposition analysis, we observe that the higher risk …

One of the leading theories of entrepreneurship is that less risk averse individuals become entrepreneurs and more risk …

We investigate entry in a dynastic entrepreneurship (overlapping generations) environment created by employee spinoffs …

measure of entrepreneurship derived from matching files from the Current Population Survey (CPS) is used to provide the first …. Estimates indicate that hi-tech entrepreneurship rates were lower in Silicon Valley than the rest of the United States during … the period from January 1996 to February 2000. Examining the post-boom period, we find that entrepreneurship rates in …

We study the impact of improved rail access on entrepreneurship rates in England and Wales. We use data from the Census … support local entrepreneurship and economic activity, contributing to regional development and reducing economic inequality. …

We examine immigrant entrepreneurship and the survival and growth of immigrant-founded businesses over time relative to … into the United States, comprehensive data for quantifying immigrant entrepreneurship are difficult to assemble. We combine …

We study the relationship between ethnicity, occupational choice, and entrepreneurship. Immigrant groups in the United … entrepreneurship. Empirical evidence from the United States supports our model's underlying mechanisms. …