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 …

a positive relationship between an individual's potential payoffs in working and in entrepreneurship. If some firms … consequence, the entrepreneurship rate falls with income per capita, average firm size and firm size dispersion increase with … income per capita, and entrepreneurship out of necessity falls with income per capita. The paper also documents, for two of …

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

The 40 years of socialist regime in East Germany were characterized by a massive anti-entrepreneurship policy. We … investigate the reemergence of entrepreneurship in East Germany during its transformation to a market economy following the … market economy, suggesting the existence of a long-lasting regional entrepreneurship culture. …

entrepreneurship behavior. However, little is known about the role of the context in the relationship between personality and … entrepreneurship. This paper draws on the well-established psychological theory of vocational behavior, which emphasizes the crucial …

-averse peoplemight be suited to entrepreneurship; and it may also help explain why prior researchhas generated mixed evidence about the … effects of risk aversion on selection into entrepreneurship. …

limited research on the topic of entrepreneurship lock by using recent panel data from matched Current Population Surveys. We … business ownership in the month individuals turn 65. Our estimates provide some evidence that entrepreneurship lock exists …