We extend Lazear's theory of skills variety and entrepreneurship in three directions. First, we provide a theoretical … generalists and specialists to possess skill variety. Third, we test our model empirically using data from Germany and the …, but also commercial value. Our findings support the notion that entrepreneurship can be learned. …

This paper analyzes the role of different types of institutions, such as entrepreneurship-facilitating entry conditions …

and rely on a very comprehensive database of scientific journals, to provide a cross-country comparison of the evolution … research, the US maintains a dominant position. The main continental European countries, Germany, France, Italy and Spain …

-owned businesses work fewer hours and may have different preferences for the goals of their business. -- Female entrepreneurship …

for men, those who live in ethnic enclaves. -- entrepreneurship ; self-employment ; Mexico ; Mexican-Americans …

. -- Entrepreneurship ; self-employment ; returns to education employment …

The transition economies have lower rates of entrepreneurship than are observed in most developed and developing market …. -- Entrepreneurship ; formal and informal sectors ; shadow economy ; institutional arrangements ; comparative studies of countries …

spells in entrepreneurship versus wage employment, thereby accounting for selectivity into entrepreneurial positions based on … control over the profitable employment of their human capital than wage employees. -- Entrepreneurship ; self …

This paper estimates an unobserved components model to explore the macro dynamics of entrepreneurship in Spain and the … US. We ask whether entrepreneurship exhibits hysteresis, defined as a macro dynamic structure in which cyclical … fluctuations have persistent effects on the natural rate of entrepreneurship. We find evidence of hysteresis in Spain, but not the …