This paper extends prior theory linking present-day sex ratios to present-day propensity for entrepreneurship among men … backward in time to explore the long-run gender origins of entrepreneurship. We argue that present-day propensity for … entrepreneurship among men will be higher in neighbourhoods which had historically high sex ratios. We propose that high sex ratios …

entrepreneurship research. To assess relative workforce heterogeneity, we construct a simulated benchmark to which we compare observed …

general development contribution of migration over and above its contribution through entrepreneurship. The implication is …

transformation, will stagnate. One such endogenous driver is entrepreneurship. In this paper I start with the reappraisal of African … agriculture and focus on the literature on entrepreneurship in Africa's structural transformation. I present a conceptual model to … describe how entrepreneurship reallocates farmers out of agriculture into non-agricultural activities and locations. Recent …

-adjusted measure of risk preferences in the domain of work to investigate the link between risk aversion and entrepreneurship in … significant negative relationship between risk aversion and entrepreneurship. In addition, our results show that the use of …

We extend Lazear's theory of skills variety and entrepreneurship in three directions. First, we provide a theoretical …, but also commercial value. Our findings support the notion that entrepreneurship can be learned. …