We examine the origins and outcome of entrepreneurship on the basis of exceptionally comprehensive Norwegian matched … worker-firm-owner data. In contrast to most existing studies, our notion of entrepreneurship not only comprises self …-employment, but also employment in partly self-owned limited liability firms. Based on this extended entrepreneurship concept, we find …

efficiency benefit of corporatism. For laborers in manufacturing, we find that wage hikes result in productivity gains. Managers …

perform a large "ab-in-the-field" experiment comparing entrepreneurs to managers - a suitable comparison group - and employees … (n = 2288). The results indicate that entrepreneurs perceive themselves as less risk averse than managers and employees …

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 …

power of landowner relationship networks and lobbying behaviour on successfully gaining value-enhancing rezoning. A State …

the constituent ethnic groups. Our theory highlights the role of the local elite in lobbying for policies which favour … coordination costs across ethnic groups are relevant in determining the equilibrium lobbying behaviour. This results in ethnic …

political power at the expenses of the median voter. In particular, investments in lobbying activities allow the rich to obtain … variable taxes and lobbying. In addition, it is established the existence of a transitional dynamics featuring convergence to a … balanced growth path, characterized by constant taxes and lobbying (and a constant growth rate of consumption and capital …

across sectors, attracting substantial lobbying efforts by special interest groups. Yet, the link between structural change … and lobbying remains underexplored. Using more than 150 years of data on parliamentary petitions in USA and Britain, we … measure historical lobbying and document several stylized facts. First, lobbying over industrial policies follows a hump …