Which firms do the entrepreneurs come from?

Simon Parker ()

Economics Bulletin, 2007, vol. 10, issue 10, 1-9

Abstract: Entrepreneurs who found new firms tend to work as employees in small rather than large firms prior to start-up and have previous experience of entrepreneurship. We provide a model of self-selection based on heterogeneous risk preferences which can explain these stylized facts.

JEL-codes: J2 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2007-08-02
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