TY  - RPRT
        AU  - Silva, Olmo
        TI  - The Jack-of-All-Trades Entrepreneur: Innate Talent or Acquired Skill?
        PY  - 2006/Aug/
        PB  - Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
        CY  - Bonn
        T2  - IZA Discussion Paper
        IS  - 2264
        UR  - https://www.iza.org/publications/dp2264
        AB  - Cross-sectional tests of the Jack-of-All-Trades theory of entrepreneurship invariably conclude that accumulation of balanced skill-mix across different fields of expertise stimulates entrepreneurship. Yet, none of these considers individual unobservable characteristics which may simultaneously determine skill accumulation and occupational choice. Using panel techniques to control for this, I show that gathering expertise across various subjects does not increase the chances of becoming entrepreneur.
        KW  - skills
KW  - occupational choice
KW  - entrepreneurship
        ER  -