informal economy activities on the creation of official entrepreneurship. We find that previous participation in the informal … economy is positively associated with the probability to become registered entrepreneurs in the present. We also find that … that self-employment is used as a transition mechanism to entrepreneurship and moonlighters in the past are more active in …

entrepreneurship on the basis of stated motivation, but with no evidence that being 'forced' into entrepreneurship through economic … necessity is a significant factor. Motivation towards entrepreneurship is therefore highly multidimensional. Multivariate …-directed 'opportunity' entrepreneurship is more strongly associated with higher educational attainment. Those joining family businesses …

I develop a dynamic model of forward-looking entrepreneurs, who decide whether to operate in the formal economy or …

What makes entrepreneurs different? Using a cross-country dataset, this paper explores essential parts of the value … system of entrepreneurs in Western European countries by comparing value items of the self-employed to that of the non …

intentions. However, empirical research aimed at establishing the importance of role models for (nascent) entrepreneurs is scarce … completed by a representative sample of 292 entrepreneurs in three major Dutch cities - entrepreneurs who have recently started …

and drastic changes in the politic-economic environment. We thus conclude that regional entrepreneurship cultures do exist …