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Entrepreneurship, wage employment and control in an occupational choice framework
Douhan, Robin; Praag, Mirjam van - 2009
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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011378332
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The value of skill training programs for self-employment, entrepreneurship and non-cognitive traits. Evidence from a regression discontinuity design
Chakravarty, Shubha; Lundberg, Mattias K. A.; Nikolov, … - 2017 - Current Draft: September 12, 2017
self-employment, new business plans, entry into entrepreneurship and entrepreneurial traits using data from the Nepal …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011718646
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The Impact on Earnings When Entering Self-Employment: Evidence for Germany
Martin, Johannes - Forschungsbasierte Infrastruktureinrichtung … - 2013
Using data of the German Socio-Economic Panel (GSOEP) earnings differentials between self-employed and wage …-employed workers in the German labor market are explored. Previous research based on US data reports lower incomes for entrepreneurs …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010735265
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Entrepreneurship, Wage Employment and Control in an Occupational Choice Framework
Douhan, Robin; van Praag, Mirjam - 2009
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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010325787
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The workforce composition of young firms and product innovation: Complementarities in the skills of founders and their early employees
Müller, Bettina; Murmann, Martin - 2016
matter for the generation of market novelties by new ventures. Using data about German start-ups, we find that there are no …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011559230
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Sources of Knowledge Used by Entrepreneurial Firms in the European High-Tech Sector
Amoroso, Sara; Audretsch, David B.; Link, Albert N. - 2017
The purpose of this paper is to explore the relationship between an entrepreneur’s experience and education and his/her reliance on alternative sources of knowledge for exploring new business opportunities. The extant literature that is at the crossroads between sources of knowledge and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012055295
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The value of skill training programs for self-employment, entrepreneurship and non-cognitive traits. Evidence from a regression discontinuity design
Chakravarty, Shubha; Lundberg, Mattias K. A.; Nikolov, … - 2017
self-employment, new business plans, entry into entrepreneurship and entrepreneurial traits using data from the Nepal …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011719032
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Entrepreneurship, Wage Employment and Control in an Occupational Choice Framework
Douhan, Robin; van Praag, Mirjam - 2009
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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010320274
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Compulsory Education and Jack-of-all-trades Entrepreneurs
Douhan, Robin - 2009
Can educational institutions explain occupational choice between wage employment and entrepreneurship? This paper … is more likely to enter into entrepreneurship. In the theoretical model proposed, abilities are an outcome of talent and …. Implications of the theory are tested using Swedish data for a school reform. Empirical results support the main theoretical …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010320287
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The workforce composition of young firms and product innovation : complementarities in the skills of founders and their early employees
Müller, Bettina; Murmann, Martin - 2016
matter for the generation of market novelties by new ventures. Using data about German start-ups, we find that there are no …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011558130