We test the hypothesis, based on popular and theoretical perspectives, that entrepreneurs are more action-oriented than … experiment among 100s of entrepreneurs, managers and employees. Our experimental results show that entrepreneurs are indeed more … curiosity. Our empirical test results show that (i) entrepreneurs score indeed higher, on average, than managers and employees …

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 …

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

Two approaches can be distinguished with respect to modelling entrepreneurship: (i) the approachfocusing on the net … development of the number of entrepreneurs in an equilibrium framework and (ii)the approach focusing on the entries and exits of … entrepreneurs. In this paper we unify these ap-proaches to arrive at a model explaining the equilibrium and actual number of …

paper deals with the determinants of entrepreneurship. An eclectic theory ofentrepreneurship is introduced. This eclectic …The level of entrepreneurship differs considerably across countries and periods. Both thecauses and consequences of … entrepreneurship are a matter of extensive scientific debate aswell as of great policy importance. A high level of entrepreneurial …

unobserved heterogeneity via individual household effects and to track changes in household behaviour over time. Second, by …