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The entrepreneurial earnings puzzle. Evidence from matched person-firm data
(Discussion papers;789, Working paper, 2014-11)Empirical studies show that the pecuniary returns to an individual's decision to switch from wage employment to entrepreneurship are low. We reconsider the pecuniary gains from this transition using a unified and flexible ... -
The family – a barrier or motivation for female entrepreneurship?
(Discussion papers;727, Working paper, 2012-12)The underrepresentation of women in entrepreneurship is consistent over cultures and countries, and is even higher in Norway than in most other industrialised societies. In spite of a growing literature, the reasons for ... -
Why are there so few female entrepreneurs? An examination of gender differences in entrepreneurship using Norwegian registry data
(Discussion papers;790, Working paper, 2014-11)Women make up almost 50 percent of the employed population in Norway, but only about 25 percent of the entrepreneurs. Using registry data on the whole population we address gender differences in the propensity to become ...