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Personality characteristics and the decision to become and stay self-employed

Caliendo, Marco; Fossen, Frank M.; Kritikos, Alexander S. - 2011

one of the most prominent determinants of entrepreneurship - education - and approximately three times larger than …

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Risk attitudes of nascent entrepreneurs: new evidence from an experimentally-validated survey

Caliendo, Marco; Fossen, Frank M.; Kritikos, Alexander S. - 2006

The influence of risk aversion on the decision to become self-employed is a much discussed topic in the entrepreneurial literature. Conventional wisdom asserts that the role model of an entrepreneur requires to make risky decisions in uncertain environments and hence that more risk-averse...

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2D:4D and Self-Employment Using SOEP Data: A Replication Study

Fossen, Frank M.; Neyse, Levent; Johannesson, Magnus; … - 2020

The 2 D:4D digit ratio, the ratio of the length of the 2nd digit to the length of the 4th digit, is often considered a proxy for testosterone exposure in utero. A recent study by Nicolaou et al. (2018) reported an association between the lefthand 2D:4D and self-employment (in a sample of about...

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Were Small Businesses More Likely to Permanently Close in the Pandemic?

Fairlie, Robert W.; Fossen, Frank M.; Johnsen, Reid; … - 2022

Previous estimates indicate that COVID-19 led to a large drop in the number of operating businesses operating early in the pandemic, but surprisingly little is known on whether these shutdowns turned into permanent closures and whether small businesses were disproportionately hit. This paper...

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Income Taxation and Hours Worked in Different Types of Entrepreneurship

Can, Ege; Fossen, Frank M. - 2023

We investigate the effect of personal income tax (PIT) rates on the number of hours entrepreneurs work weekly. Using the rotating panel data from the Annual Social and Economic Supplement of the Current Population Survey from 2003 to 2019, we estimate instrumental variable regressions in first...

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Risk Attitudes of Nascent Entrepreneurs: New Evidence from an Experimentally-Validated Survey

Caliendo, Marco; Fossen, Frank M.; Kritikos, Alexander S. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2006

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Income taxes and entrepreneurial choice: empirical evidence from Germany

Fossen, Frank M.; Steiner, Viktor - 2006

Entrepreneurial activity is often regarded as an engine for economic growth and job creation. Through tax policy, governments possess a potential lever to influence the decisions of economic agents to start and close small businesses. In Germany, the top marginal income tax rates were reduced...

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The impact of risk attitudes on entrepreneurial survival

Caliendo, Marco; Fossen, Frank M.; Kritikos, Alexander S. - 2008

Risk attitudes have an impact on not only the decision to become an entrepreneur but also the survival and failure rates of entrepreneurs. Whereas recent research underpins the theoretical proposition of a positive correlation between risk attitudes and the decision to become an entrepreneur,...

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Personal bankruptcy law, wealth and entrepreneurship: Theory and evidence from the introduction of a fresh start

Fossen, Frank M. - 2011

, lenders may charge higher interest rates or ration credit supply, which can hamper entrepreneurship. Both aspects of a more … entrepreneurship. …

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Long-Term Effects of Shocks on New Opportunity and Necessity Entrepreneurship

Congregado, Emilio; Fossen, Frank M.; Rubino, Nicola; … - 2024

aimed at stimulating opportunity entrepreneurship versus active labor-market policies supporting self-employment as a way … of new opportunity and new necessity entrepreneurship for the 17 Spanish regions. To test whether exogenous shocks have … more widespread in new opportunity than in new necessity entrepreneurship, implying that shocks and temporary policies are …

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