In this paper we discuss necessity and opportunity entrepreneurship. We use panel data to analyze how these two types … of entrepreneurs differ in general, and in their ability to discover and exploit entrepreneurial opportunities. We find … that the opportunities exploited by opportunity entrepreneurs are generally more profitable than are those exploited by …

In this paper we discuss necessity and opportunity entrepreneurship. We use panel data to analyze how these two types … of entrepreneurs differ in general, and in their ability to discover and exploit entrepreneurial opportunities. We find … that the opportunities ex-ploited by opportunity entrepreneurs are generally more profitable than are those ex-ploited by …

Using data from the German Socio-Economic Panel Study (GSOEP), we analyze whether necessity entrepreneurs differ from … opportunity entrepreneurs in terms of self-employment duration. Using univariate statistics, we find that opportunity … entrepreneurs remain in self-employment longer than necessity entrepreneurs. However, after controlling for the entrepreneurs …

one of the most prominent determinants of entrepreneurship - education - and approximately three times larger than …

one of the most prominent determinants of entrepreneurship – education – and approximately three times larger than …

one of the most prominent determinants of entrepreneurship - education - and approximately three times larger than …

one of the most prominent determinants of entrepreneurship - education - and approximately three times larger than … parental self-employment. -- entrepreneurship ; personality ; Big Five ; risk aversion ; locus of control …