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 …

entrepreneurs with the traits of potential entrepreneurs. Based on a simple theoretical model estimated with GSOEP data and analyzed …

entrepreneurs with the traits of potential entrepreneurs. Based on a simple theoretical model estimated with GSOEP data and analyzed …

entrepreneurship since 2000 and shows that possessing certain personality characteristics will make it more likely that an individual … into entrepreneurship. Further, entrepreneurs are more likely to hire, the higher they score in risk tolerance, trust …

Economic Psychology on "Personality and Entrepreneurship". The contributions are clustered around questions regarding the … informative longitudinal data sets at the individual level are needed in order to find conclusive answers. In an ideal world … researchers would have access to data that includes personality characteristics and psychological traits, motivational factors and …

'entrepreneurial milieu' affect the decision to start a new business out of unemployment? The econometric study is based on data from a … takes care of the regional stratification of the data, and the results of the nonlinear models are carefully interpreted and …

Entrepreneurship Monitor (REM). We use a version of the probit model that takes care of the regional stratification of the data, and …This paper contributes to empirical research in entrepreneurship by focusing on the link between two stylized facts …. regional variables do matter for the decision to start a new business ceteris paribus. Our econometric study is based on data …

said to be much more difficult here than in other countries. This paper uses data from a large recent survey in ten German …

-employed person is said to be much more difficult here than in other countries. This paper uses data from a large recent survey in ten …