Arbeitspapier
Stepping forward: Personality traits, choice of profession, and the decision to become self-employed
We argue that entrepreneurial choice proceeds in at least in two steps, with vocational choice nearly always preceding choice of employment status, whether that be self-employment or dependent employment. Since the two decisions are interrelated, analysis of entrepreneurial choice as a single act may lead to inconsistent estimates of the factors that determine the decision to launch a business venture. Our empirical analysis utilizes a bivariate probit model that jointly estimates both decisions. The results support our argument that entrepreneurial choice is a two-stage decision process.
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Englisch
- Erschienen in
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Series: SOEPpapers on Multidisciplinary Panel Data Research ; No. 539
- Klassifikation
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Wirtschaft
Entrepreneurship
Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity
Microeconomic Behavior: Underlying Principles
- Thema
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entrepreneurial choice
vocational choice
personality traits
- Ereignis
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Geistige Schöpfung
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Fritsch, Michael
Sorgner, Alina
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Veröffentlichung
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Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung (DIW)
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Berlin
- (wann)
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2013
- Handle
- Letzte Aktualisierung
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10.03.2025, 11:42 MEZ
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Objekttyp
- Arbeitspapier
Beteiligte
- Fritsch, Michael
- Sorgner, Alina
- Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung (DIW)
Entstanden
- 2013