job creation, expansion and innovation activities for up to 40 months after business formation. Using self … better, the higher they score on this index. Effects are particularly strong for growth oriented outcomes like innovation and … ambition, and necessity. We show that individuals driven by opportunity motives perform better in terms of innovation and …

well as growthoriented outcomes such as job creation and innovation. We find statistically significant and economically … stronger when focusing on the growth-oriented outcome of innovation. Furthermore, we observe that generalized self-efficacy is …

survival, but lag behind regular business founders in terms of income, business growth and innovation. Moreover, we show that …

survival rates and little contribution to job creation, economic growth, and innovation. In this paper, we use a rich data set … and job creation, but especially also in innovation activities. The gaps in these business outcomes are relatively …

survival, but lag behind regular business founders in terms of income, business growth and innovation. Moreover, we show that …