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When the quality of a nation triggers emigration
Dalen, Hendrik P. van; Henkens, Kène - 2006
emigration intentions of native-born inhabitants of one industrialized country in particular: the Netherlands. To understand … emigration from high-income countries we focus not only on factors that refer to individual characteristics, but also on the …, etc. Based on data about the emigration intentions of the Dutch population collected during the years 2004-2005 we …
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Human capital, firm capabilities, and innovation
Bhaskarbhatla, Ajay; Hegde, Deepak; Peeters, Thomas - 2017
Are differences in inventor productivity due to differences in inventors’ skills or differences in the capabilities of the firms they work for? We analyze a 37-year panel that tracks the patenting of U.S. inventors and find strong evidence for serial correlation in inventors’ productivity....
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Skill variety, innovation and new business formation
Hessels, Jolanda; Brixy, Udo; Naudé, Wim; Gries, Thomas - 2014
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 generalists and specialists to possess skill variety. Third,...
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Entrepreneurship, wage employment and control in an occupational choice framework
Douhan, Robin; Praag, Mirjam van - 2009
We combine two empirical observations in a general equilibrium occupational choice model. The first is that entrepreneurs have more control than employees over the employment of and accruals from assets, such as human capital. The second observation is that entrepreneurs enjoy higher returns to...
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Returns for entrepreneurs versus employees : the effect of education and personal control on the relative performance of entrepreneurs vis-a-vis wage employees
Praag, Mirjam van; Witteloostuijn, Arjen van; Sluis, … - 2009
How valuable is education for entrepreneurs’ performance as compared to employees’? What might explain any differences? And does education affect peoples’ occupational choices accordingly? We answer these questions based on a large panel of US labor force participants. We show that...
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Dual track or academic route for auditors
Jonker, Nicole; Ophem, Hans van; Hartog, Joop - 2002
In the Netherlands auditors can be trained in a part-time educational track in which students combine working and studying or in a full-time educational track. The former training is relatively firm-specific whereas the latter training is relatively general. Applying human capital theory, we...
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Out of Africa : what drives the pressure to emigrate?
Dalen, Hendrik P. van; Groenewold, George; Schoorl, … - 2004
attaining a higher living standard and expected low job search costs abroad are strong forces that drive emigration intentions …
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Tax-induced emigration: who flees high taxes? : evidence from the Netherlands
Giarola, José Victor C.; Marie, Olivier; Cörvers, Frank; … - 2023
substantial tax-induced emigration responses, primarily driven by the top 1% of earners. Highly mobile individuals within the top …
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Wage dispersion in Russia
Grogan, Louise Anne - 1997
This paper examines the extent to which human capital theory can explain observed wage differentialsin the Russian Federation. Wage and income dispersion have increased markedly in Russia in the sixyears since the transition began. Some studies conclude that this is an indicator that Russian...
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The entrepreneur's mode of entry : business takeover or new venture start?
Parker, Simon C.; Praag, Mirjam van - 2006
We analyse the decision to become an entrepreneur by either taking over an established business or starting a new venture from scratch. A model is developed which predicts how several individual- and firm-specific characteristics influence entrepreneurs' entry mode. The new venture creation mode...
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