Why do entrepreneurship rates differ so markedly by gender? Using data from a large representative German household … panel, we investigate to what extent personality traits, human capital, and the employment history influence the start …-up decision and can explain the gender gap in entrepreneurship. Applying a decomposition analysis, we observe that the higher risk …

entrepreneurship can or cannot be gendered, using a sample of potential entrepreneurs. Based on the multivariate analysis of variance …Research dedicated to entrepreneurship has, from the very beginning, created a gender gap as it was mostly considered … to be the masculine one. Studies with the main focus on psychological characteristics of entrepreneurs are mostly based …

reveals that the personality traits that make entrepreneurship profitable are not always the same traits driving people to … do not attract talented-but-reluctant entrepreneurs, but instead attract individuals with personality traits associated … entrepreneurship. Previous work has recognized that workers may opt for self-employment due to the nonpecuniary benefits of running a …