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Ethnic minority self-employment : poor paid employment prospects push minority workers into working for themselves, often in low-reward work

Clark, Kenneth - 2015

groups, it is important to understand the factors that underlie the nature and extent of ethnic entrepreneurship to evaluate …

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What is the value of entrepreneurship? : a review of recent research

Praag, Mirjam van; Versloot, Peter H. - 2007

claim that entrepreneurship has important economic value. Hence, a systematic review is provided that answers the question … group’? A fourth type of contribution studied is the role of entrepreneurship in increasing individuals’ utility levels …

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Are education and entrepreneurial income endogenous and do family background variables make sense as instruments? : a Bayesian analysis

Block, Jörn; Hoogerheide, Lennart; Thurik, Adriaan R. - 2010 - Current version: February 2010

Education is a well-known driver of (entrepreneurial) income. The measurement of its influence, however, suffers from endogeneity suspicion. For instance, ability and occupational choice are mentioned as driving both the level of (entrepreneurial) income and of education. Using instrumental...

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The pleasures and pains of self-employment : a panel data analysis of satisfaction with life, work, and leisure

Zwan, Peter van der; Hessels, Jolanda; Rietveld, … - 2015

We investigate how a transition from paid employment to self-employment in the labor market influences life satisfaction. Furthermore, we consider the dynamics of work and leisure satisfaction because the balance between work and leisure is an important element of life satisfaction....

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By choice and by necessity : entrepreneurship and self-employment in the developing world

Margolis, David N. - 2014

Over half of all workers in the developing world are self-employed. Although some self-employment is chosen by entrepreneurs with well-defined projects and ambitions, roughly two thirds results from individuals having no better alternatives. The importance of self-employment in the overall...

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Born entrepreneur? : adolescents’ personality characteristics and self-employment in adulthood

Viinikainen, Jutta; Heineck, Guido; Böckerman, Petri; … - 2016

also reinforce the prior evidence on the intergenerational transmission of entrepreneurship. …

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Born entrepreneur? : adolescents' personality characteristics and self-employment in adulthood

Viinikainen, Jutta; Heineck, Guido; Böckerman, Petri; … - 2016

also reinforce the prior evidence on the intergenerational transmission of entrepreneurship. …

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Corporate income taxes and entrepreneurship : the type, quality, and quantity of entrepreneurship are influenced significantly by corporate income taxes-though only slightly

Block, Jörn - 2016

Corporate income taxation influences the quantity and type of entrepreneurship, which in turn affects economic … development. Empirical evidence shows that higher corporate income tax rates reduce business density and entrepreneurship entry … rates and increase the capital size of new firms. The progressivity of tax rates increases entrepreneurship entry rates …

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Why did self-employment increase so strongly in Germany?

Fritsch, Michael; Kritikos, Alexander; Sorgner, Alina - 2015

Germany experienced a unique rise in the level of self-employment in the first two decades following unification. Applying the non-linear Blinder-Oaxaca decomposition technique, we find that the main factors driving these changes in the overall level of self-employment are demographic...

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Do entrepreneurs really earn less?

Fritsch, Michael; Kritikos, Alexander; Sorgner, Alina - 2014

employee, while the median solo entrepreneur earns less. However, solo entrepreneurship pays for those with a university …

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