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 …

to entrepreneurship, and output. The calibration shows that optimism can explain the empirical puzzle of the low mean … returns to entrepreneurship compared to average wages. …

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 …

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

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. …

labor market institutions on entrepreneurship, wage determination, and firm size are analysed analytically and illustrated … numerically. The main result is that an increase in union power reduces the equilibrium rate of entrepreneurship and reduces the …

; entrepreneurship ; identity ; peer effects …