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The returns to education for opportunity entrepreneurs, necessity entrepreneurs, and paid employees
Fossen, Frank M.; Büttner, Tobias J. M. - Fachbereich Wirtschaftswissenschaft, Freie Universität … - 2012
employment options. We expect differences in the returns to education between these groups because of different levels of control …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010983206
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Personality characteristics and the decision to become and stay self-employed
Caliendo, Marco; Fossen, Frank M.; Kritikos, Alexander S. - Fachbereich Wirtschaftswissenschaft, Freie Universität … - 2011
development. On the basis of a large, representative household panel survey, we examine the extent to which the Big Five traits … into self-employment and survival of self-employed persons in Germany. The empirical analysis reveals that among the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009021919
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Risk attitudes and private business equity
Fossen, Frank M. - Fachbereich Wirtschaftswissenschaft, Freie Universität … - 2012
Why do people engage in entrepreneurship and commit large parts of their personal wealth to their business, despite comparably low returns and high risk? This paper connects several streams of literature to shed some light on this puzzle and suggests possible future research avenues. Key...
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