satisfaction. Furthermore, we consider the dynamics of work and leisure satisfaction because the balance between work and leisure … is an important element of life satisfaction. Fixed-effects regressions using German Socio-Economic Panel data (1984 …-2012) reveal that switching to self-employment benefits life and work satisfaction. The effects on life satisfaction are weak and …

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 …

intentions. However, empirical research aimed at establishing the importance of role models for (nascent) entrepreneurs is scarce … completed by a representative sample of 292 entrepreneurs in three major Dutch cities - entrepreneurs who have recently started …

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

positive for would-be entrepreneurs, in contrast to correlations in the data or uninstrumented estimates. Using firm data, we … also investigate how the newly insurance-induced entrepreneurs fare relative to their uninsured peers. Results suggest that …