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Why do entrepreneurial parents have entrepreneurial children?
Lindquist, Matthew J.; Sol, Joeri; Praag, Mirjam van - 2012
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Why Do Entrepreneurial Parents Have Entrepreneurial Children?
Lindquist, Matthew J.; Sol, Joeri; van Praag, Mirjam - 2015
the probability of children's entrepreneurship by about 60%. We further show that for adoptees, both biological and … these two effects for adopted children is almost identical to the inter-generational transmission of entrepreneurship for … own-birth children. We explore several candidate explanations for this important post-birth effect and present suggestive …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014168065
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Why do entrepreneurial parents have entrepreneurial children?
Lindquist, Matthew J.; Sol, Joeri; Praag, Mirjam van - 2012
the probability of children's entrepreneurship by about 60%. We further show that for adoptees, both biological and … these two effects for adopted children is almost identical to the intergenerational transmission of entrepreneurship for own …-birth children. We explore several candidate explanations for this important post-birth effect and present suggestive evidence in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009569281
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Entrepreneurship in India : the question of occupational transition
Monsen, Erik; Mahagaonkar, Prashanth; Dienes, Christian - 2010
Occupational transition from salaried to self-employment is an important issue in developed economies, but is even more critical in emerging economies, as individuals' occupational choices can drive economic development. Using data on 3637 individuals from India, we examine the effect of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008652545
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Prior work experience and entrepreneurship : the careers of young entrepreneurs
Gendron-Carrier, Nicolas - 2023
individuals. I use Canadian matched owner-employeremployee data to conduct my investigation. Empirically, older entrepreneurs and … entrepreneurs who have previously worked in high-wage firms tend to do better. To explain these findings, I develop a dynamic Roy …" entrepreneurs. I use the estimated model to evaluate policies designed to promote entrepreneurship. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014279932
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Born entrepreneur? : adolescents’ personality characteristics and self-employment in adulthood
Viinikainen, Jutta; Heineck, Guido; Böckerman, Petri; … - 2016
Is there an entrepreneurial personality and does it appear early in life? We provide a new answer on this question by using the so-called Type A behavior traits (Aggression, Leadership, Responsibility, and Eagerness-Energy), measured in childhood and adolescence, and examining their relationship...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011441301
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Born entrepreneur? : adolescents' personality characteristics and self-employment in adulthood
Viinikainen, Jutta; Heineck, Guido; Böckerman, Petri; … - 2016
Is there an entrepreneurial personality and does it appear early in life? We provide a new answer on this question by using the so-called Type A behavior traits (Aggression, Leadership, Responsibility, and Eagerness-Energy), measured in childhood and adolescence, and examining their relationship...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011454428
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Why do Entrepreneurial Parents have Entrepreneurial Children?
Lindquist, Matthew; Sol, Joeri; van Praag, Mirjam - 2012
the probability of children's entrepreneurship by about 60%. We further show that for adoptees, both biological and … these two effects for adopted children is almost identical to the intergenerational transmission of entrepreneurship for own …-birth children. We explore several candidate explanations for this important post-birth effect and present suggestive evidence in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010326312
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Why do entrepreneurial parents have entrepreneurial children?
Lindquist, Matthew J.; Sol, Joeri; Praag, Mirjam van - In: Journal of labor economics 33 (2015) 2, pp. 269-296
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010514511
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Why do entrepreneurial parents have entrepreneurial children?
Lindquist, Matthew J.; Sol, Joeri; van Praag, Mirjam - 2012
the probability of children's entrepreneurship by about 60%. We further show that for adoptees, both biological and … these two effects for adopted children is almost identical to the intergenerational transmission of entrepreneurship for own …-birth children. We explore several candidate explanations for this important post-birth effect and present suggestive evidence in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010287617