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Entrepreneurship, wage employment and control in an occupational choice framework
Douhan, Robin; Praag, Mirjam van - 2009
We combine two empirical observations in a general equilibrium occupational choice model. The first is that 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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011378332
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Entrepreneurship, wage employment and control in an occupational choice framework
Douhan, Robin; Praag, Mirjam van - 2009
for higher returns to human capital for entrepreneurs. -- Entrepreneurship ; Ability ; Occupational Choice ; Human Capital …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003872559
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Entrepreneurship, wage employment and control in an occupational choice framework
Douhan, Robin; Praag, Mirjam van - 2009
for higher returns to human capital for entrepreneurs. -- Entrepreneurship ; ability ; occupational choice ; human capital …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003860403
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It's the opportunity cost, stupid! : how self-employment responds to financial incentives of return, risk and skew
Berkhout, Peter; Hartog, Joop; Praag, Mirjam van - 2011
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009720711
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The returns to entrepreneurship : evidence from matched person-firm data
Praag, Mirjam van; Raknerud, Arvid - 2017
Empirical studies show low pecuniary returns of switching from wage employment to entrepreneurship. We reconsider the … transfers is used as an exclusion restriction to identify causal effects. The model is estimated on data covering the whole … indicate that the average returns to entrepreneurship are significantly negative for individuals entering entrepreneurship …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011732049
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The returns to entrepreneurship : evidence from matched person-firm data
Praag, Mirjam van; Raknerud, Arvid - 2017
Empirical studies show low pecuniary returns of switching from wage employment to entrepreneurship. We reconsider the … transfers is used as an exclusion restriction to identify causal effects. The model is estimated on data covering the whole … indicate that the average returns to entrepreneurship are significantly negative for individuals entering entrepreneurship …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011722648
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Entrepreneurship and role models
Bosma, Niels; Hessels, Jolanda; Schutjens, Veronique; … - 2011
In the media role models are increasingly being acknowledged as an influential factor in explaining the reasons for the choice of occupation and career. Various conceptual studies have proposed links between role models and entrepreneurial intentions. However, empirical research aimed at...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011386370
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The returns to education for opportunity entrepreneurs, necessity entrepreneurs, and paid employees
Fossen, Frank M.; Büttner, Tobias J. M. - 2012
; necessity ; entrepreneurship …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009580842
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The returns to education for opportunity entrepreneurs, necessity entrepreneurs, and paid employees
Fossen, Frank M.; Büttner, Tobias J. M. - 2012
; necessity ; entrepreneurship …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009665429
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It's the opportunity cost, stupid! : how self-employment responds to financial incentives of return, risk and skew
Berkhout, Peter; Hartog, Joop; Praag, Mirjam van - 2011
propositions. The results survive various robustness checks on specifications and assumptions. -- entrepreneurship ; self …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009522492