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IZA Discussion Paper No. 4778
What's the Difference?! Gender, Personality, and the Propensity to Start a Business
Marina Furdas, Karsten Kohn
IZA Discussion Paper No. 4661
"I Want to, But I Also Need to": Start-Ups Resulting from Opportunity and Necessity
Marco Caliendo, Alexander S. Kritikos
published in: Erik Lehmann and M. Keilbach, M. (eds.), From Industrial Organization to Entrepreneurship: A Tribute to David B. Audretsch, Springer, New York, 2019, 247-265
IZA Discussion Paper No. 4628
Returns for Entrepreneurs vs. Employees: The Effect of Education and Personal Control on the Relative Performance of Entrepreneurs vs. Wage Employees
Mirjam C. van Praag, Arjen van Witteloostuijn, Justin van der Sluis
IZA Discussion Paper No. 4250
Entrepreneurship: Origins and Returns
Helge Berglann, Espen R. Moen, Knut Røed, Jens Fredrik Skogstrøm
published in: Labour Economics, 2011, 18 (2), 180-193
IZA Discussion Paper No. 4245
Who Values the Status of the Entrepreneur?
Mirjam C. van Praag
published in: Handbook of Research on Innovation And Entrepreneurship, Edward Elgar Publishers, 2011
IZA Discussion Paper No. 4221
How Does Entry Regulation Influence Entry into Self-Employment and Occupational Mobility?
Susanne Prantl, Alexandra Spitz-Oener
published in: Economics of Transition, 2009, 17 (4), 769-802
IZA Discussion Paper No. 4195
Intrapreneurship or Entrepreneurship?
Simon C. Parker
IZA Discussion Paper No. 3880
Die Nachhaltigkeit von geförderten Existenzgründungen aus Arbeitslosigkeit: Eine Bilanz nach fünf Jahren
Marco Caliendo, Steffen Künn, Frank Wießner
published in: Zeitschrift für ArbeitsmarktForschung / Journal for Labour Market Research, 2010, 42(4), 269-291
IZA Discussion Paper No. 3648
If You Are So Smart, Why Aren't You an Entrepreneur? Returns to Cognitive and Social Ability: Entrepreneurs versus Employees
Joop Hartog, Mirjam C. van Praag, Justin van der Sluis
published in: Journal of Economics and Management Strategy, 2010, 19 (4), 947-989
IZA Discussion Paper No. 3644
Businesswomen in Germany and Their Performance by Ethnicity: It Pays to Be Self-Employed
Amelie F. Constant
published in: International Journal of Manpower, 2009, 30 (1-2), 145-162
IZA Discussion Paper No. 3525
The Impact of Risk Attitudes on Entrepreneurial Survival
Marco Caliendo, Frank M. Fossen, Alexander S. Kritikos
revised version published in: Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 2010, 76 (1), 45-63
IZA Discussion Paper No. 3360
Start-Up Subsidies in East Germany: Finally, a Policy that Works?
Marco Caliendo
published in: International Journal of Manpower, 2009, 30(7), 625-647
IZA Discussion Paper No. 3220
Start-Ups by the Unemployed: Characteristics, Survival and Direct Employment Effects
Marco Caliendo, Alexander S. Kritikos
revised version published in: Small Business Economics, 2010, 35(1), 71-92
IZA Discussion Paper No. 3114
Die reformierte Gründungsförderung für Arbeitslose: Chancen und Risiken
Marco Caliendo, Alexander S. Kritikos
published in: Perspektiven der Wirtschaftspolitik, 2009, 10(2), 189-213
IZA Discussion Paper No. 3058
Why Are the Returns to Education Higher for Entrepreneurs than for Employees?
Justin van der Sluis, Mirjam C. van Praag, Arjen van Witteloostuijn
IZA Discussion Paper No. 3014
What Is the Value of Entrepreneurship? A Review of Recent Research
Mirjam C. van Praag, Peter H. Versloot
published in: Small Business Economics, 2007, 29 (4), 351-382
IZA Discussion Paper No. 2992
A Study of Academic Entrepreneurs Using Venture Capital Data
Junfu Zhang
published under the title 'Why Do Some U.S. Universities Generate More Venture-Backed Academic Entrepreneurs than Others?' in: Venture Capital, 2009, 11(2), 133-162
IZA Discussion Paper No. 2964
The Advantage of Experienced Start-Up Founders in Venture Capital Acquisition: Evidence from Serial Entrepreneurs
Junfu Zhang
published in: Small Business Economics, 2011, 36(2), 187-208
IZA Discussion Paper No. 2813
Self-Employment and Parenthood: Exploring the Impact of Partners, Children and Gender
Ruta Aidis, Cécile Wetzels
IZA Discussion Paper No. 2687
Is Entrepreneurial Success Predictable? An Ex-Ante Analysis of the Character-Based Approach
Marco Caliendo, Alexander S. Kritikos
published in: Kyklos, 2008, 61(2), 189-214
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