the probability of children's entrepreneurship by about 60%. We further show that for adoptees, both biological and … these two effects for adopted children is almost identical to the intergenerational transmission of entrepreneurship for own …-birth children. We explore several candidate explanations for this important post-birth effect and present suggestive evidence in …

the probability of children's entrepreneurship by about 60%. We further show that for adoptees, both biological and … these two effects for adopted children is almost identical to the intergenerational transmission of entrepreneurship for own …-birth children. We explore several candidate explanations for this important post-birth effect and present suggestive evidence in …

the importance of skills for the entrepreneurs who employ those workers, and in particular on their evolution over time …, heterogeneous firm model à la Lucas (1978): technological change does not benefit all potential entrepreneurs equally, and there is …. Because wages rise for all workers, low-productivity entrepreneurs will then at some point exit and become workers. As a …

entrepreneurs have more control than employees over the employment of and accruals from assets, such as human capital. The second … observation is that entrepreneurs enjoy higher returns to human capital than employees. We present an intuitive model showing that … for higher returns to human capital for entrepreneurs. …

likely to become entrepreneurs. By not having taken this possible linkage into account, previous research has underestimated …

entrepreneurs are 'rooted' in place. This paper tests the 'residential rootedness'-hypothesis of self-employment by examining for …

determine the length of time that it takes aspiring entrepreneurs to switch into self-employment. The existence of switching … for aspiring entrepreneurs. …

, have under-age children, and parents who are self-employed themselves. When women are younger and more educated but have … children, they choose self-employment as a way to circumvent unemployment. Women who are more educated and do not have under …-age children are more likely to be businesswomen in the salaried sector, suggesting a clear choice for a secure job. East German …