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Why do some people become entrepreneurs (and others don't)? Why are firms so heterogeneous, and many firms so small? To start, the paper briefly documents evidence from the empirical literature that the relationship between entrepreneurship and education is U-shaped, that many entrepreneurs...
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important factor for selection into various career paths. In a sample of 711 first-year students we examine whether there are … systematic differences in confidence levels across fields of study. We find evidence for selection based on our experimental …
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This study investigates the selection into lab experiments among university students based on data from two cohorts of … rate in lab experiments by 50 percent. In terms of selection, we find that more selfish individuals and individuals with … higher cognitive reflection scores are more likely to participate in experiments, but we find little evidence for selection …
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selection as a root cause of the agricultural productivity gap. …
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This study investigates the selection into lab experiments among university students based on data from two cohorts of … rate in lab experiments by 50 percent. In terms of selection, we find that more selfish individuals and individuals with … higher cognitive reflection scores are more likely to participate in experiments, but we find little evidence for selection …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013208859
In this paper, we examine the determinants of self-selection into a vocational training program in India. To do this we … sufficient to fully explain selection into the program. Participants' behavioral traits are also crucial in influencing take up …
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In this paper, we examine the determinants of self-selection into a vocational training program in India. To do this we … sufficient to fully explain selection into the program. Participants' behavioral traits are also crucial in influencing take up …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010418870
important factor for selection into various career paths. In a sample of 711 first-year students we examine whether there are … systematic differences in confidence levels across fields of study. We find evidence for selection based on our experimental …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010436503