For more than ten years the topics creative class, creative industries and creative regions are on the agenda in economic geography literature. Contributions mainly focus on the distribution, mobility and economic impact of creative individuals or companies from a regional perspective. It is...

Is there an entrepreneurial personality and does it appear early in life? We provide a new answer on this question by using the so-called Type A behavior traits (Aggression, Leadership, Responsibility, and Eagerness-Energy), measured in childhood and adolescence, and examining their relationship...

Inhalt: Vorwort. Doris Kaucic-Rieger: Ganzheitliche Mädchenförderung auf dem Weg in das Ausbildungs- und Berufsleben. Roswitha Tschenett: Zur Minimierung von Gender Gaps bei der Ausbildungs- und Berufswahl. Elli Scambor: Burschen und Care-Berufe: Geschlechtersegregation, Barrieren und...

Inhalt: Vorwort. Doris Kaucic-Rieger: Ganzheitliche Mädchenförderung auf dem Weg in das Ausbildungs- und Berufsleben. Roswitha Tschenett: Zur Minimierung von Gender Gaps bei der Ausbildungs- und Berufswahl. Elli Scambor: Burschen und Care-Berufe: Geschlechtersegregation, Barrieren und...

Is there an entrepreneurial personality and does it appear early in life? We provide a new answer on this question by using the so-called Type A behavior traits (Aggression, Leadership, Responsibility, and Eagerness-Energy), measured in childhood and adolescence, and examining their relationship...

Confidence is often seen as the key to success. Empirical evidence about how such beliefs about one's abilities causally map into actions is, however, sparse. In this paper, we experimentally investigate the causal effect of an increase in confidence about one's own ability on two central...

Confidence in one's own abilities is often seen as an important determinant of being successful. Empirical evidence about how such beliefs about one's own abilities causally influence choices is, however, sparse. In this paper, we use a stylized laboratory experiment to investigate the causal...

Confidence is often seen as the key to success. Empirical evidence about whether such beliefs causally map into actions is, however, sparse. In this paper, we experimentally investigate the causal effect of an increase in confidence about one's own ability on two central choices made by workers...