Amornsiripanitch, Natee; Gompers, Paul A.; Hu, George; … - 2022
This paper proposes a non-pecuniary measure of career achievement, Seniority. Based on a database of over 5 million … influence career choice, inference benefits from the use of non-wage measures, such as seniority. We apply it to study labor … market outcomes of VC-backed entrepreneurs. Would-be founders experience accelerated career trajectories prior to founding …