order to unmistakably identify Schumpeterian entrepreneurs we focus on self-made billionaires (in USD) on Forbes Magazine …'s list who became wealthy by founding new firms. In this way we identify 996 billionaire entrepreneurs in over fifty … entrepreneurs, an economically important group. We demonstrate that the common practice of relying on self-employment and related …

Because entrepreneurial activity can stimulate job creation and long-term economic growth, promoting entrepreneurship …

employee, while the median solo entrepreneur earns less. However, solo entrepreneurship pays for those with a university … distribution in their previous salaried job. Surprisingly, the variation in hourly incomes of solo entrepreneurs is higher than … that of entrepreneurs with employees. …

than their salaried counterparts, while with the exception of solo-entrepreneurs without vocational degree - the income of …

comparative analysis of the development of entrepreneurship in East and West Germany after World War II. The introduction of an … decades later were major historical shocks to the economy in general, and to entrepreneurship specifically. Our comparative … analysis of East and West Germany assesses how these shocks affected the level of entrepreneurship at the regional level …

Several studies confirm a positive relationship between age and entrepreneurship. This paper analyses if this statement … entrepreneurship this paper further adds to existing literature by separating regions into different categories along the urban …-rural hierarchy. The results confirm the finding that entrepreneurship is a positive function of age. Individuals above 55 and 64 have …

-specific determinants of entrepreneurship also remain relatively constant over time. Another explanation could be the existence of a … regional entrepreneurship culture. Such an entrepreneurial culture could maybe even outwear considerable 'jumps' in the … regional entrepreneurship in three different scenarios with different degrees of changes of the economic conditions. The basic …

This meta-analytical review of empirical studies of the impact of schooling on entrepreneurship selection and … entrepreneurship to farming. The education effect that separates workers into self-employment and wage employment is stronger for women …

estimates indicate that a 1 percentage point relaxation of capital constraints increases entrepreneurs' gross business incomes … by 3.9% on average. Education enhances entrepreneurs' performance both directly - with a rate of return of 13.7% - and … education on entrepreneurs' performance is estimated to be 3.0 - 4.6%. …