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Using Finnish panel data, we study how entrepreneurs differ from workers in education and income dynamics. We find that … workers have higher median income in all educational groups. Without additional controls, entrepreneurs have higher average … income with all but undergraduate level of education. However, random effects and matching models suggest that entrepreneurs …
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prefer to have a salaried job but cannot find one; and divide salaried workers into want-to-be entrepreneurs and happy …-to-be salaried workers. Over 40 percent of migrant workers are either currently or want-to-be entrepreneurs. Both groups are very … similar in terms of risk taking preferences and network size. Want-to-be entrepreneurs however suffer from credit constraints …
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personal contacts with a young entrepreneur and the regional share of nascent entrepreneurs. …
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literature by empirically testing the hypothesis that young and small firms are hothouses for nascent entrepreneurs. The …
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Nascent entrepreneurs are people who are engaged in creating new ventures. This chapter reviews the international …
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Nascent entrepreneurs are people who are (alone or with others) actively engaged in creating a new venture and who … development of nations and regions, and that nascent entrepreneurs are by definition important for the foundation of new firms …, information about nascent entrepreneurs is important for understanding crucial aspects of the economy. The relevance of detailed …
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This paper contributes to empirical research in entrepreneurship by focusing on the link between two stylized facts that emerged from a number of studies for Germany and other countries: Entry rates differ between regions, and the propensity to become an entrepreneur is influenced by...
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entrepreneurs become infant entrepreneurs, and that observed individual characteristics – with the important exception of former …
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Although comprehensive data from official statistics on new firm formation and entrepreneurs starting a new business …
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In this paper we explore the ways in which institutions and networks influence entrepreneurial development in Russia. By utilizing new Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) data collected in 2001, we investigate the effects of the weak institutional environment in Russia in terms of three...
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