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Calling Baumol: what telephones can tell us about the allocation of entrepreneurial talent in the face of radical institutional changes

Sorgner, Alina; Wyrwich, Michael - 2021

commitment to socialism reflects rent-seeking, a type of unproductive entrepreneurship. Once institutions change radically, their … entrepreneurial efforts are redirected towards productive entrepreneurship (start-up activity). Regime commitment is captured by … that this group of people were more likely to have an entrepreneurship- prone personality profile, had a higher propensity …

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Types of institutions and well-being of self-employed and paid employees in Europe

Fritsch, Michael; Sorgner, Alina; Wyrwich, Michael - 2019

This paper analyzes the role of different types of institutions, such as entrepreneurship-facilitating entry conditions …

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Returns for entrepreneurs vs. employees : the effect of education and personal control on the relative performance of entrepreneurs vs. wage employees

Praag, Mirjam van; Witteloostuijn, Arjen van; Sluis, … - 2009

spells in entrepreneurship versus wage employment, thereby accounting for selectivity into entrepreneurial positions based on … control over the profitable employment of their human capital than wage employees. -- Entrepreneurship ; self …

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Why are the returns to education higher for entrepreneurs than for employees?

Sluis, Justin van der (contributor); … - 2007

. -- Entrepreneurship ; self-employment ; returns to education employment …

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If you are so smart, why aren't you an entrepreneur? : returns to cognitive and social ability ; entrepreneurs versus employees

Hartog, Joop (contributor); Praag, Mirjam van (contributor); … - 2008

? Our individual fixed-effects estimates of the differential returns to ability for spells in entrepreneurship versus wage …-)cognitive abilities ; intelligence ; earnings ; entrepreneur(ship) ; wage employment ; income differentials …

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Are senior entrepreneurs happier than who? : the role of income and health

Fritsch, Michael; Sorgner, Alina; Wyrwich, Michael - 2023

We propose an extension of the standard occupational choice model to analyze the life satisfaction of senior entrepreneurs as compared to paid employees and particularly retirees in Germany. The analysis identifies income and health status as main factors that shape the relationship between...

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