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Working Papers

2017

1. Badge of Honor or Scarlet Letter? Unpacking Investors' Judgment of Entrepreneurs' Past Failure
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers
   Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2017)
   Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers, Tinbergen Institute (2017)
2. Intuitive versus Contemplative: Do Entrepreneurs differ in their Decision-Making Style from Managers and Employees?
   Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers, Tinbergen Institute
3. On the Origins of Entrepreneurship: Evidence from Sibling Correlation
   Working Paper Series, Stockholm University, Swedish Institute for Social Research
   Also in Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers, Tinbergen Institute (2017)
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2016) View citations (6)
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2016) View citations (2)
4. The Origins and Extent of Entrepreneurial Action-Orientedness: An Experimental Study
   Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers, Tinbergen Institute
   Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2017)
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2017)
5. The Returns to Entrepreneurship: Evidence from Matched Person-Firm Data
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
   Also in Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers, Tinbergen Institute (2017)
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2017)

2016

6. Does Relative Grading Help Male Students? Evidence from a Field Experiment in the Classroom
   Framed Field Experiments, The Field Experiments Website View citations (1)
   Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2014) View citations (6)
   Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers, Tinbergen Institute (2014) View citations (6)
7. Entrepreneurial Choices of Initial Human Capital Endowments and New Venture Success
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (5)
   Also in Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers, Tinbergen Institute (2016) View citations (5)
8. How do Entrepreneurial Bosses influence their Employees' Future Entrepreneurship Choices?
   Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers, Tinbergen Institute View citations (1)
   Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2016) View citations (1)
9. The "Entrepreneurial Boss" Effect on Employees' Future Entrepreneurship Choices: A Role Model Story?
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
10. The Schumpeterian Entrepreneur: A Review of the Empirical Evidence on the Antecedents, Behavior, and Consequences of Innovative Entrepreneurship
    Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers, Tinbergen Institute View citations (3)

2015

11. Are Entrepreneurs more Optimistic and Overconfident than Managers and Employees?
    Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers, Tinbergen Institute View citations (4)
12. Deviating from the benchmarks: Human capital inputs and the survival of new startups
    CEF.UP Working Papers, Universidade do Porto, Faculdade de Economia do Porto
13. Women Do Not Play Their Aces: The Consequences of Shying Away
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)

2014

14. Ability Dispersion and Team Performance
    Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers, Tinbergen Institute View citations (1)
15. Entrepreneurial Couples
    Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers, Tinbergen Institute
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2014)
16. Ethnic Diversity and Team Performance: A Field Experiment
    Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers, Tinbergen Institute
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2012) View citations (22)
17. Jacks-of-All-Trades? The Effect of Balanced Skills on Team Performance
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (1)
18. Risk, Uncertainty and Entrepreneurship: Evidence From a Lab-in-the-Field Experiment
    Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers, Tinbergen Institute
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2014) View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article in Management Science (2016)
19. Testing for Distortions in Performance Measures: An Application to Residual Income Based Measures like Economic Value Added
    Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers, Tinbergen Institute View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Economics & Management Strategy (2015)
20. The Impact of Gender Diversity on the Performance of Business Teams: Evidence from a Field Experiment
    Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers, Tinbergen Institute View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article in Management Science (2013)
21. The Value of an Educated Population for an Individual's Entrepreneurship Success
    Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers, Tinbergen Institute View citations (18)
    Also in Scales Research Reports, EIM Business and Policy Research (2013) View citations (7)
22. The entrepreneurial earnings puzzle. Evidence from matched person-firm data
    Discussion Papers, Statistics Norway, Research Department View citations (5)
23. Why do Entrepreneurial Parents have Entrepreneurial Children?
    Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers, Tinbergen Institute
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2012) View citations (13)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Labor Economics (2015)

2012

24. Ability Dispersion and Team Performance: A Field Experiment
    Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers, Tinbergen Institute View citations (1)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2012) View citations (1)
25. The Effect of Early Entrepreneurship Education: Evidence from a Randomized Field Experiment
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (9)
    Also in Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers, Tinbergen Institute (2012) View citations (6)

2011

26. Entrepreneurship and Role Models
    Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers, Tinbergen Institute View citations (6)
    Also in Scales Research Reports, EIM Business and Policy Research (2011) View citations (24)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Economic Psychology (2012)
27. Gender, risk aversion and remuneration policies of entrepreneurs
    Scales Research Reports, EIM Business and Policy Research
28. It's the Opportunity Cost, Stupid! How Self-Employment Responds to Financial Incentives of Return, Risk and Skew
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
    Also in Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers, Tinbergen Institute (2011)
29. Risk, Balanced Skills and Entrepreneurship
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (1)
    Also in Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers, Tinbergen Institute (2011) View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article in Small Business Economics (2017)
30. The More Business Owners the Merrier? The Role of Tertiary Education
    Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers, Tinbergen Institute
    Also in Scales Research Reports, EIM Business and Policy Research (2011) View citations (6)
    See also Journal Article in Small Business Economics (2013)
31. The strength of a good example: How important are role models for early-stage entrepreneurs?
    ERSA conference papers, European Regional Science Association

2009

32. Entrepreneurship, Wage Employment and Control in an Occupational Choice Framework
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (2)
    Also in Working Paper Series, Research Institute of Industrial Economics (2009) View citations (10)
    Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers, Tinbergen Institute (2009) View citations (2)
33. Returns for Entrepreneurs versus Employees: The Effect of Education and Personal Control on the Relative Performance of Entrepreneurs vis-a-vis Wage Employees
    Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers, Tinbergen Institute View citations (8)
34. Returns for Entrepreneurs vs. Employees: The Effect of Education and Personal Control on the Relative Performance of Entrepreneurs vs. Wage Employees
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (16)
35. Who Values the Status of the Entrepreneur?
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (2)
    Also in Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers, Tinbergen Institute (2009) View citations (2)
    Jena Economic Research Papers, Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena (2009) View citations (2)

2008

36. If You Are So Smart, Why Aren't You an Entrepreneur? Returns to Cognitive and Social Ability: Entrepreneurs versus Employees
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (3)
    Also in Jena Economic Research Papers, Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena (2008) View citations (6)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Economics & Management Strategy (2010)
37. If you are so smart, why aren't you an Entrepreneur?
    Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers, Tinbergen Institute View citations (2)
38. The Degradation of Distorted Performance Measures
    Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers, Tinbergen Institute
39. The Effect of Noise in a Performance Measure on Work Motivation
    Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers, Tinbergen Institute
40. The Impact of Entrepreneurship Education on Entrepreneurship Competencies and Intentions
    Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers, Tinbergen Institute View citations (2)
41. The Impact of Entrepreneurship Education on Entrepreneurship Competencies and Intentions: An Evaluation of the Junior Achievement Student Mini-Company Program
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (6)
    Also in Jena Economic Research Papers, Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena (2008) View citations (6)

2007

42. Performance Measurement, Expectancy and Agency Theory: An Experimental Study
    Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers, Tinbergen Institute
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2007)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization (2008)
43. The Benefits of Being Economics Professor A (and not Z)
    Jena Economic Research Papers, Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2007) View citations (1)
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2007) View citations (1)
    Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers, Tinbergen Institute (2007)
44. The Value Relevance of Top Executive Departures: Evidence from the Netherlands
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Corporate Finance (2007)
45. What Is the Value of Entrepreneurship? A Review of Recent Research
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (285)
    Also in Jena Economic Research Papers, Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena (2007) View citations (283)
    Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers, Tinbergen Institute (2007) View citations (277)
    See also Journal Article in Small Business Economics (2007)
46. Why Are the Returns to Education Higher for Entrepreneurs than for Employees?
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (12)

2006

47. First Author Determinants: An Empirical Analysis
    Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers, Tinbergen Institute
48. The Entrepreneur's Mode of Entry: Business Takeover or New Venture Start
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (3)
    Also in Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers, Tinbergen Institute (2006) View citations (1)
    Papers on Entrepreneurship, Growth and Public Policy, Max Planck Institute of Economics, Entrepreneurship, Growth and Public Policy Group (2006) View citations (2)

2005

49. Schooling, Capital Constraints and Entrepreneurial Performance
    Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers, Tinbergen Institute View citations (2)

2004

50. Entrepreneurship Selection and Performance
    Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers, Tinbergen Institute View citations (24)
51. Illegal Entrepreneurship Experience
    Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers, Tinbergen Institute View citations (3)
52. Initial Capital Constraints hinder Entrepreneurial Venture Performance
    Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers, Tinbergen Institute View citations (2)
53. Wage Structure and the Incentive Effect of Promotions
    Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers, Tinbergen Institute View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article in Kyklos (2006)

2003

54. Business Survival and Success of Young Small Business Owners
    Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers, Tinbergen Institute View citations (138)
55. Initial Capital Constraints Hinder Entrepreneurial Venture Performance: An empirical analysis
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (2)
56. The Effects of Performance Measurement and Compensation on Motivation
    Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers, Tinbergen Institute View citations (1)

2002

57. Entrepreneurial venture performance and initial capital constraints
    Scales Research Reports, EIM Business and Policy Research
58. The Value of Human and Social Capital Investments for the Business Performance of Start-ups
    Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers, Tinbergen Institute View citations (4)
    Also in Scales Research Reports, EIM Business and Policy Research (2002) View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article in Small Business Economics (2004)

2000

59. Determinants of Successful Entrepreneurship
    Scales Research Reports, EIM Business and Policy Research View citations (5)
    Also in Working Papers, NEUHUYS - RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR SMALL AND MEDIUM (2000) View citations (11)

Journal Articles

2017

1. Risk, balanced skills and entrepreneurship
   Small Business Economics, 2017, 48, (2), 287-302 View citations (11)
   See also Working Paper (2011)
2. The effect of incentives on sustainable behavior: evidence from a field experiment
   Labour Economics, 2017, 45, (C), 92-106 View citations (1)

2016

3. Risk, Uncertainty, and Entrepreneurship: Evidence from a Lab-in-the-Field Experiment
   Management Science, 2016, 62, (10), 2897-2915 View citations (14)
   See also Working Paper (2014)

2015

4. Testing for Distortions in Performance Measures: An Application to Residual Income‐Based Measures like Economic Value Added
   Journal of Economics & Management Strategy, 2015, 24, (1), 74-91
   See also Working Paper (2014)
5. Why Do Entrepreneurial Parents Have Entrepreneurial Children?
   Journal of Labor Economics, 2015, 33, (2), 269 - 296 View citations (97)
   See also Working Paper (2014)

2014

6. The effect of early entrepreneurship education: Evidence from a field experiment
   European Economic Review, 2014, 72, (C), 76-97 View citations (25)

2013

7. The Impact of Gender Diversity on the Performance of Business Teams: Evidence from a Field Experiment
   Management Science, 2013, 59, (7), 1514-1528 View citations (67)
   See also Working Paper (2014)
8. The higher returns to formal education for entrepreneurs versus employees
   Small Business Economics, 2013, 40, (2), 375-396 View citations (41)
9. The more business owners, the merrier? The role of tertiary education
   Small Business Economics, 2013, 41, (2), 335-357 View citations (14)
   See also Working Paper (2011)

2012

10. Entrepreneurship and role models
    Journal of Economic Psychology, 2012, 33, (2), 410-424 View citations (98)
    See also Working Paper (2011)

2010

11. Group Status and Entrepreneurship
    Journal of Economics & Management Strategy, 2010, 19, (4), 919-945 View citations (23)
12. If You Are So Smart, Why Aren't You an Entrepreneur? Returns to Cognitive and Social Ability: Entrepreneurs Versus Employees
    Journal of Economics & Management Strategy, 2010, 19, (4), 947-989 View citations (86)
    See also Working Paper (2008)
13. The impact of entrepreneurship education on entrepreneurship skills and motivation
    European Economic Review, 2010, 54, (3), 442-454 View citations (137)

2008

14. Performance measurement, expectancy and agency theory: An experimental study
    Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2008, 67, (3-4), 794-809 View citations (8)
    See also Working Paper (2007)
15. The Benefits of Being Economics Professor A (rather than Z)
    Economica, 2008, 75, (300), 782-796 View citations (20)

2007

16. Illegal entrepreneurship experience: Does it make a difference for business performance and motivation?
    Journal of Business Venturing, 2007, 22, (2), 283-310 View citations (19)
17. The Economic Benefits and Costs of Entrepreneurship: A Review of the Research
    Foundations and Trends(R) in Entrepreneurship, 2007, 4, (2), 65-154 View citations (9)
18. The value relevance of top executive departures: Evidence from the Netherlands
    Journal of Corporate Finance, 2007, 13, (5), 721-742 View citations (4)
    See also Working Paper (2007)
19. What is the value of entrepreneurship? A review of recent research
    Small Business Economics, 2007, 29, (4), 351-382 View citations (278)
    See also Working Paper (2007)

2006

20. Schooling, Capital Constraints, and Entrepreneurial Performance: The Endogenous Triangle
    Journal of Business & Economic Statistics, 2006, 24, 416-431 View citations (113)
21. Wage Structure and the Incentive Effects of Promotions
    Kyklos, 2006, 59, (3), 441-459 View citations (7)
    See also Working Paper (2004)

2005

22. Entrepreneurship Selection and Performance: A Meta-Analysis of the Impact of Education in Developing Economies
    World Bank Economic Review, 2005, 19, (2), 225-261 View citations (67)
23. The Effects of Performance Measurement and Compensation on Motivation: An Empirical Study
    De Economist, 2005, 153, (3), 303-329 View citations (8)

2004

24. The Value of Human and Social Capital Investments for the Business Performance of Startups
    Small Business Economics, 2004, 23, (3), 227-236 View citations (194)
    See also Working Paper (2002)

2002

25. Low risk aversion encourages the choice for entrepreneurship: an empirical test of a truism
    Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2002, 48, (1), 29-36 View citations (246)

2001

26. The Roots of Entrepreneurship and Labour Demand: Individual Ability and Low Risk Aversion
    Economica, 2001, 68, (269), 45-62 View citations (166)

1995

27. Firm-Size Wage Differentials in the Netherlands
    Small Business Economics, 1995, 7, (3), 173-82 View citations (17)