We use a unique data of representative migrants and urban local workers in 15 Chinese cities to investigate … entrepreneurship and credit constraints under labour market discrimination. We divide self employed into prefer to be self-employed and … prefer to have a salaried job but cannot find one; and divide salaried workers into want-to-be entrepreneurs and happy …

Two approaches can be distinguished with respect to modelling entrepreneurship: (i) the approachfocusing on the net … development of the number of entrepreneurs in an equilibrium framework and (ii)the approach focusing on the entries and exits of … entrepreneurs. In this paper we unify these ap-proaches to arrive at a model explaining the equilibrium and actual number of …

role of past, present, and future entrepreneurs."--BOOK JACKET …

The paper studies how the attitudes of entrepreneurs, in general, and family business owners, in particular, differ … from others in the economy. Family business owners are entrepreneurs who operate a business with their spouse or adult … towards risk, and optimism for these groups. Entrepreneurs are more optimistic, and enjoy the nonpecuniary benefits of work …

motivation of entrepreneurs using a self-regulation perspective. Recent research in work motivation has shifted its focus from … across changing circumstances (Kanfer, 1990). We aim to incorporate this broader understanding into entrepreneurship research …