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The gender gap in entrepreneurship : not just a matter of personality

Caliendo, Marco; Fossen, Frank M.; Kritikos, Alexander; … - 2014

Why do entrepreneurship rates differ so markedly by gender? Using data from a large, representative German household …-up decision and can explain the gender gap in entrepreneurship. Applying a decomposition analysis, we observe that the higher risk …

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The returns to education for opportunity entrepreneurs, necessity entrepreneurs, and paid employees : conference paper

Fossen, Frank M.; Büttner, Tobias - 2013

We assess the relevance of formal education on the productivity of the self-employed and distinguish between opportunity entrepreneurs, who voluntarily pursue a business opportunity, and necessity entrepreneurs, who lack alternative employment options. We expect differences in the returns to...

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The cost of health insurance and entry into entrepreneurship

Fossen, Frank M.; Hossain, Md Mobarak; Mukhopadhyay, Sankar - 2021

entrepreneurship. The literature argues that the guaranteed availability of health insurance introduced by the Affordable Care Act (ACA …) of 2010 could reduce this barrier to entrepreneurship and thereby increase entrepreneurial activity. In this paper, we …

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The effects of non-compete agreements on different types of self-employment: evidence from Massachusetts and Utah

Can, Ege; Fossen, Frank M. - 2020

-employment into self-employment with incorporated businesses (as a proxy for entrepreneurship) and self-employment with unincorporated …

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