intentions. However, empirical research aimed at establishing the importance of role models for (nascent) entrepreneurs is scarce … completed by a representative sample of 292 entrepreneurs in three major Dutch cities - entrepreneurs who have recently started …

Parental entrepreneurship is a strong, probably the strongest, determinant of own entrepreneurship. We explore the … origins of this intergenerational association in entrepreneurship. In particular, we identify the separate effects of pre- and … biological parents. Moreover, we use comparable data on entrepreneurship for a large, representative sample of the Swedish …

estimates indicate that a 1 percentage point relaxation of capital constraints increases entrepreneurs' gross business incomes … by 3.9% on average. Education enhances entrepreneurs' performance both directly—with a rate of return of 13.7%—and … education on entrepreneurs' performance is estimated to be 3.0–4.6%. …

Parker and Van Praag (2009) showed, based on theory, that the group status of the profession ‘entrepreneurship’ shapes … consequences of the group status of a profession, entrepreneurship in particular. If the group status of entrepreneurship is … Netherlands. We find that the status of occupations is mostly determined by the required level of education, the income level to …

likely to become entrepreneurs. By not havingtaken this possible linkage into account, previous research has underestimated …-averse peoplemight be suited to entrepreneurship; and it may also help explain why prior researchhas generated mixed evidence about the … effects of risk aversion on selection into entrepreneurship. …

economy. In particular, the empirical evidence provides consistent support that (1) the role of entrepreneurship has … may be that the current approach to entrepreneurship policy is misguided. The priority should not be on entrepreneurship …

The main contribution of entrepreneurship theory to economics is to provide an account of market performance in …