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We study the dynamic general equilibrium of an economy where risk averse shareholders delegate the management of the firm to risk averse managers. The optimal contract has two main components: an incentive component corresponding to a non-tradable equity position and a variable 'salary'...
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One of the leading theories of entrepreneurship is that less risk averse individuals become entrepreneurs and more risk …
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: the entrepreneurship rate and the fraction of small firms fall with per capita income across countries, while average firm … newly introduces the last three to the literature. It then proposes a simple theory of skill-biased change in …'s potential payoffs in working and in entrepreneurship. If some firms consistently benefit more from technological progress than …
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for higher returns to human capital for entrepreneurs. -- Entrepreneurship ; ability ; occupational choice ; human capital …
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for higher returns to human capital for entrepreneurs. -- Entrepreneurship ; Ability ; Occupational Choice ; Human Capital …
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We combine two empirical observations in a general equilibrium occupational choice model. The first is that entrepreneurs have more control than employees over the employment of and accruals from assets, such as human capital. The second observation is that entrepreneurs enjoy higher returns to...
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