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318 IZA Discussion Papers
IZA Discussion Paper No. 3974
Why Do Individuals Choose Self-Employment?
Christopher Dawson, Andrew Henley, Paul L. Latreille
published as 'Individual Motives for Choosing Self-employment in the UK: Does Region Matter?' in: Regional Studies, 2014, 48(5), 804-822
IZA Discussion Paper No. 3969
Switching Costs and Occupational Transition into Self-Employment
Andrew Henley
IZA Discussion Paper No. 3816
Who Becomes an Entrepreneur? Labor Market Prospects and Occupational Choice
Markus Poschke
published in: Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control, 2013, 37 (3), 693-710
IZA Discussion Paper No. 3758
Does Gender Matter for Firm Performance? Evidence from Eastern Europe and Central Asia
Shwetlena Sabarwal, Katherine Terrell
IZA Discussion Paper No. 3718
Gender Differences in Business Performance: Evidence from the Characteristics of Business Owners Survey
Robert W. Fairlie, Alicia Robb
published in: Small Business Economics, 2009, 33 (4), 375-395
IZA Discussion Paper No. 3644
Businesswomen in Germany and Their Performance by Ethnicity: It Pays to Be Self-Employed
Amelie F. Constant
published in: International Journal of Manpower, 2009, 30 (1-2), 145-162
IZA Discussion Paper No. 3641
The Impact of Entrepreneurship Education on Entrepreneurship Competencies and Intentions: An Evaluation of the Junior Achievement Student Mini-Company Program
Hessel Oosterbeek, Mirjam C. van Praag, Auke IJsselstein
published as "The impact of entrepreneurship education on entrepreneurship skills and motivation" in: European Economic Review, 2010, 54 (3), 442-454
IZA Discussion Paper No. 3525
The Impact of Risk Attitudes on Entrepreneurial Survival
Marco Caliendo, Frank M. Fossen, Alexander S. Kritikos
revised version published in: Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 2010, 76 (1), 45-63
IZA Discussion Paper No. 3511
Who Are the Microenterprise Owners? Evidence from Sri Lanka on Tokman v. de Soto
Suresh de Mel, David McKenzie, Christopher Woodruff
published in: Josh Lerner and Antoinette Schoar (eds.) International Differences in Entrepreneurship, NBER, 2010
IZA Discussion Paper No. 3488
Mexican-American Entrepreneurship
Robert W. Fairlie, Christopher Woodruff
IZA Discussion Paper No. 3250
The Persistence of Self-Employment Across Borders: New Evidence on Legal Immigrants to the United States
Randall K. Q. Akee, David A. Jaeger, Konstantinos Tatsiramos
published in: Economics Bulletin, 2013, 33(1), 126-137
IZA Discussion Paper No. 3156
African Americans' Pursuit of Self-Employment
Magnus Lofstrom, Timothy Bates
published in: Small Business Economics, 2013, 40 (1), 73-86
IZA Discussion Paper No. 3139
What Makes a Young Entrepreneur?
David G. Blanchflower, Andrew J. Oswald
published in: Andy Furlong (ed.), International Handbook on Youth and Young Adulthood, Routledge: 2009
IZA Discussion Paper No. 3130
Entrepreneurship in the United States
David G. Blanchflower
published in: Annals of Finance, 2009, 5 (3-4), 361-396
IZA Discussion Paper No. 3058
Why Are the Returns to Education Higher for Entrepreneurs than for Employees?
Justin van der Sluis, Mirjam C. van Praag, Arjen van Witteloostuijn
IZA Discussion Paper No. 3014
What Is the Value of Entrepreneurship? A Review of Recent Research
Mirjam C. van Praag, Peter H. Versloot
published in: Small Business Economics, 2007, 29 (4), 351-382
IZA Discussion Paper No. 2874
Entrepreneurship, Wealth, Liquidity Constraints and Start-up Costs
Raquel Fonseca, Pierre-Carl Michaud, Thepthida Sopraseuth
published in: Comparative Labor Law and Policy Journal, 2007, 28 (4), 637-674
IZA Discussion Paper No. 2859
Imperfect Transmission of Tacit Knowledge and Other Barriers to Entrepreneurship
Vesa Kanniainen, Panu Poutvaara
published in: Comparative Labor Law & Policy Journal, 2007, 28 (4), 675-694
IZA Discussion Paper No. 2813
Self-Employment and Parenthood: Exploring the Impact of Partners, Children and Gender
Ruta Aidis, Cécile Wetzels
IZA Discussion Paper No. 2792
Entrepreneurship and Survival Dynamics of Immigrants to the U.S. and their Descendants
Dimitris Georgarakos, Konstantinos Tatsiramos
revised version published in: Labour Economics, 2009, 16(2), 161-170
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