that the policy maker is the commitment type (the policy maker's reputation) help promote good behavior by private agents …-ante perspective. If the initial reputation is not too high, the optimal rule is the strictest one that is incentive compatible for the … arise in a static environment. Moreover, opaque rules are preferable to transparent ones if reputation is high enough …

We estimate differences in innovation behavior between foreign versus U.S.-born entrepreneurs in high-tech industries …. Our data come from the Annual Survey of Entrepreneurs, a random sample of firms with detailed information on owner …

discontinuity in Finland that allows certain entrepreneurs not to pay social insurance contributions on their income. Using rich … administrative data, we find that relaxing the social insurance mandate leads entrepreneurs to significantly reduce their …

on entry into entrepreneurship. The model predicts--and the data confirm--that entrepreneurs are positively selected on …We study the effects of ability and liquidity constraints on entrepreneurship. We develop a three sector Roy model that … differentiates between entrepreneurs and other self-employed to address puzzling gaps that have emerged between theory and evidence …

The paper studies the factors which shape entrepreneurship among young adults. It finds, using data on a British birth …

Platforms often have "crowds" of amateurs working on them as complementors, in other cases professional entrepreneurs …

We review the extensive literature since 2000 on the personality traits of entrepreneurs. We first consider baseline … consider risk attitudes and goals and aspirations of entrepreneurs. Within each area, we separate studies by the type of … entrepreneurial behavior considered: entry into entrepreneurship, performance outcomes, and exit from entrepreneurship. This …