While intergenerational transmission of entrepreneurship is a well-known regularity, we hypothesize that in a transition economy where the state retains an important role, those whose parents are government workers may also be more likely to become business owners. We test the hypothesis in...

While intergenerational transmission of entrepreneurship is a well-known regularity, we hypothesize that in an economy where the state retains an important role, those whose parents are government workers may also be more likely to become business owners. We test the hypothesis in China and show...