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Risk attitudes of nascent entrepreneurs : new evidence from an experimentally-validated survey
Caliendo, Marco (contributor); Fossen, Frank M. (contributor) - 2006
The influence of risk aversion on the decision to become self-employed is a much discussed topic in the entrepreneurial … environments and hence that more risk-averse individuals are less likely to become an entrepreneur. Empirical tests of this … assumption are scarce however, mainly because reliable measures for risk-aversion are not available. We base our analysis on the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003333112
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The gender gap in entrepreneurship : not just a matter of personality
Caliendo, Marco; Fossen, Frank M.; Kritikos, Alexander; … - 2014
-up decision and can explain the gender gap in entrepreneurship. Applying a decomposition analysis, we observe that the higher risk …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010354771
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Entrepreneurship Over the Business Cycle in the United States : A Decomposition
Fossen, Frank M. - 2019
Entry rates into self-employment increase during recessions and decrease during economic upswings. I show that this is mostly explained by the higher unemployment rate during a recession, together with the fact that at all times, unemployed persons have a relatively high propensity to become...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012864874
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The Gender Gap in Entrepreneurship : Not Just a Matter of Personality
Caliendo, Marco - 2014
-up decision and can explain the gender gap in entrepreneurship. Applying a decomposition analysis, we observe that the higher risk …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013052066
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Risk Attitudes of Nascent Entrepreneurs : New Evidence from an Experimentally-Validated Survey
Caliendo, Marco; Fossen, Frank M.; Kritikos, Alexander - 2021
The influence of risk aversion on the decision to become self-employed is a much discussed topic in the entrepreneurial … environments and hence that more risk-averse individuals are less likely to become an entrepreneur. Empirical tests of this … assumption are scarce however, mainly because reliable measures for risk-aversion are not available. We base our analysis on the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013317560
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The impact of risk attitudes on entrepreneurial survival
Caliendo, Marco; Fossen, Frank M.; Kritikos, Alexander - 2008
Risk attitudes have an impact on not only the decision to become an entrepreneur but also the survival and failure … rates of entrepreneurs. Whereas recent research underpins the theoretical proposition of a positive correlation between risk … posits an inverse U-shaped relationship between risk attitudes and entrepreneurial survival. On the basis of recent waves of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011632497
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Entrepreneurship over the business cycle in the United States: a decomposition
Fossen, Frank M. - 2019
Entry rates into self-employment increase during recessions and decrease during economic upswings. I show that this is mostly explained by the higher unemployment rate during a recession, together with the fact that at all times, unemployed persons have a relatively high propensity to become...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012056959
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The Impact of Risk Attitudes on Entrepreneurial Survival
Caliendo, Marco; Fossen, Frank M.; Kritikos, Alexander - 2009
Risk attitudes have an impact on not only the decision to become an entrepreneur but also the survival and failure … rates of entrepreneurs. Whereas recent research underpins the theoretical proposition of a positive correlation between risk … posits an inverse U-shaped relationship between risk attitudes and entrepreneurial survival. On the basis of recent waves of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014206890
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Long-term effects of shocks on new opportunity and necessity entrepreneurship
Congregado, Emilio; Fossen, Frank M.; Rubino, Nicola; … - 2024
The dynamics of startup activity are crucial for job creation, innovation, and a competitive economy. Does regional firm formation exhibit hysteresis, such that shocks, including those induced by temporary policy interventions, have permanent effects? Due to the pronounced heterogeneity among...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014517310
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The Impact of Risk Attitudes on Entrepreneurial Survival
Caliendo, Marco; Fossen, Frank M.; Kritikos, Alexander - 2021
Risk attitudes have an impact on not only the decision to become an entrepreneur but also the survival and failure … rates of entrepreneurs. Whereas recent research underpins the theoretical proposition of a positive correlation between risk … posits an inverse U-shaped relationship between risk attitudes and entrepreneurial survival. On the basis of recent waves of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013325130