We use a unique data of representative migrants and urban local workers in 15 Chinese cities to investigate … prefer to have a salaried job but cannot find one; and divide salaried workers into want-to-be entrepreneurs and happy …-to-be salaried workers. Over 40 percent of migrant workers are either currently or want-to-be entrepreneurs. Both groups are very …

shaped by industry-specific constraints. The human- and financial-capital endowments of potential entrepreneurs entering … credentials of highly educated potential entrepreneurs, in particular, predict avoidance of small-firm ownership in some …

barrier limiting the ability of aspiring entrepreneurs to create small businesses, these programs are designed to alleviate …

shaped by industry-specific constraints. The human- and financial-capital endowments of potential entrepreneurs entering … credentials of highly educated potential entrepreneurs, in particular, predict avoidance of small-firm ownership in some …

barrier limiting the ability of aspiring entrepreneurs to create small businesses, these programs are designed to alleviate …

incorporation, implying that entrepreneurs face financial constraints, but not business registration, implying that financial …, for serial entrepreneurs, during economic booms, and in neighborhoods without local lenders, are important for …

some suggestive evidence that female entrepreneurs draw down their working capital in response to health shocks, and that …

some suggestive evidence that female entrepreneurs draw down their working capital in response to health shocks, and that …