What Makes a Successful Entrepreneur? Historical Evidence from Italy (XIX-XX Centuries)

Alessandro Nuvolari, PierAngelo Toninelli (pierangelo.toninelli@unimib.it) and Michelangelo Vasta

Department of Economics University of Siena from Department of Economics, University of Siena

Abstract: in this paper we employ a “quantitative” prosopographical approach to study the nature and the determinants of entrepreneurial success. Our main source is the “Biographical Dictionary of Italian Entrepreneurs” which contains very detailed information on 608 major Italian entrepreneurs active over more than two centuries. Our findings indicate the multidimensional nature of entrepreneurial success, comprising both a strictly economic and a “celebrity” dimension. Concerning the determinants of success, our findings point to the “political” nature of Italian capitalism.

JEL-codes: L26 N73 N74 N83 N84 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016-01
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