We compare the returns to education (RTE) for entrepreneurs and employees, based on 19 waves of the NLSY database. By … for entrepreneurs than for employees (18.3 percent and 9.9 percent, respectively). We perform various analyses in an … attempt to explain the difference. We find (indirect) support for the argument that the higher RTE for entrepreneurs is due to …

How valuable are cognitive and social abilities for entrepreneurs' incomes as compared to employees? We answer three … entrepreneurs and employees differently?, and (3) Does the balance in these measured ability levels affect an individual's earnings … ability has a stronger impact on entrepreneurial incomes than on wages. Entrepreneurs and employees benefit from different …

How valuable is education for entrepreneurs' performance as compared to employees'? What might explain any differences … show furthermore that entrepreneurs have higher returns to education than employees (in terms of the comparable performance … (indirect) support for the argument that the higher returns to education for entrepreneurs is due to fewer (organizational …

is the contribution of entrepreneurs to the economy in comparison to non-entrepreneurs? We study the relative … contribution of entrepreneurs to the economy based on four measures that have most widely been studied empirically. Hence, we … answer the question: What is the contribution of entrepreneurs to (i) employment generation and dynamics, (ii) innovation …

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. …