significantly higher propensity for entrepreneurship. The estimated difference ranges between 2.3 and 4.4 percentage points. Our …

intentions. However, empirical research aimed at establishing the importance of role models for (nascent) entrepreneurs is scarce … completed by a representative sample of 292 entrepreneurs in three major Dutch cities - entrepreneurs who have recently started …

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 human capital than employees. We present an intuitive model showing that … for higher returns to human capital for entrepreneurs. …

Recent research has shown that entrepreneurs who start incorporated firms are fundamentally different from … entrepreneurs who start sole proprietorships. This difference suggests that incorporation status may distinguish the self …-employed with no ambition to hire from entrepreneurs who plan to hire others. In this paper, we show that this intuition is correct …

Parental entrepreneurship is a strong, probably the strongest, determinant of own entrepreneurship. We explore the … origins of this intergenerational association in entrepreneurship. In particular, we identify the separate effects of pre- and … biological parents. Moreover, we use comparable data on entrepreneurship for a large, representative sample of the Swedish …

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 … occupations. -- entrepreneurship ; vocational choice ; Big Five ; occupational environment …

Parental entrepreneurship is a strong, probably the strongest, determinant of own entrepreneurship. We explore the … origins of this intergenerational association in entrepreneurship. In particular, we identify the separate effects of pre- and … biological parents. Moreover, we use comparable data on entrepreneurship for a large, representative sample of the Swedish …

Parental entrepreneurship is a strong, probably the strongest, determinant of own entrepreneurship. We explore the … origins of this intergenerational association in entrepreneurship. In particular, we identify the separate effects of pre- and … biological parents. Moreover, we use comparable data on entrepreneurship for a large, representative sample of the Swedish …

The U.S. is undergoing a long-term decline in entrepreneurship. We show that this slow-down in entrepreneurship has … been more pronounced for skilled individuals. Since 1983, the share of entrepreneurs among those with at least a college … period. To support this hypothesis, we document that earnings for workers grew faster than entrepreneurs, particularly so for …