business careers, and by investigating differences between native women (both from West and East Germany) and migrants using a … alternative choice. Women choose self-employment over a business career in the salaried sector when they are older, less educated …, have under-age children, and parents who are self-employed themselves. When women are younger and more educated but have …

the devaluation of women's work, we find wage penalties for female occupations in management only in large firms. This …

the devaluation of women's work, we find wage penalties for female occupations in management only in large firms. This …

The paper shows how entrepreneurial taxes interact with the career choice of individuals, the quality of entrepreneurs … model encourages (discourages) the establishment of new enterprises by entrepreneurs who anticipate high (low) profitability. …

The theory proposed below is that entrepreneurs are jacks-of-all-trades who may not excel in any one skill, but are … individuals with balanced skills are more likely than others to become entrepreneurs. The model provides implications for the … proportion of entrepreneurs by occupation, by income and yields a number of predictions for the distribution of income by …

This study is the first to examine the decision to re-enter business ownership by entrepreneurs who have exited their … those serial entrepreneurs who re-enter business ownership immediately upon exiting their first business (direct serial … entrepreneurs are different. …

entrepreneurship. Third, inefficiencies in the transmission of tacit knowledge between generations of entrepreneurs can arise: with …

and entrepreneurs with high individual productivity tend to remain in their present occupation, whereas low productivity …