We measure the willingness to compete of entrepreneurs and salaried workers in an experiment. We let participants … entrepreneurs are less competitive than salaried workers, but that in the public condition this ordering is reversed. Data from a … follow-up survey suggest that social image concerns of entrepreneurs and perceived norms can explain why entrepreneurs are …

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 …

entrepreneur. We focus on the size of the government, on freedom from corruption, and on 'market freedom' defined as a cluster of …

entrepreneurs three years after graduation. We find that each 100,000 inhabitant-increase in the size of the individual's province … of work reduces the chances of being an entrepreneur by 0.2-0.3 percent. This result holds after controlling for regional … markets, young entrepreneurs are able to reap-off the benefits of urbanization externalities: every 100,000-inhabitant …

barrier limiting the ability of aspiring entrepreneurs to create small businesses, these programs are designed to alleviate …