Mirjam van Praag

University of Amsterdam - Department of Economics

Dr.

Roetersstraat 11

Amsterdam, 1018 WB

Netherlands

Copenhagen Business School

Maersk Mc-Kinney Møller Professor of Entrepreneurship

Kilevej 14A

Frederiksberg, 2000

Denmark

Tinbergen Institute

Gustav Mahlerlaan

Amsterdam

Netherlands

IZA Institute of Labor Economics

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1.

The Effects of Performance Measurement and Compensation on Motivation: An Empirical Study

De Economist, Vol. 153, No. 3, 2005, Tinbergen Institute Discussion Paper No. 03-048/3
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 19 Aug 2003 Last Revised: 31 Oct 2014
Marco van Herpen, Mirjam van Praag, Mirjam van Praag and Kees Cools
Boston Consulting Group, University of Amsterdam - Department of EconomicsCopenhagen Business School and Boston Consulting Group
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Performance measurement, Compensation, Promotions, Intrinsic Motivation, Extrinsic Motivation

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The Impact of Gender Diversity on the Performance of Business Teams: Evidence from a Field Experiment

Management Science, Vol. 59, No. 7, 2013, pp. 1514-1528
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 01 May 2011 Last Revised: 04 Nov 2014
Sander Hoogendoorn, Hessel Oosterbeek, Mirjam van Praag and Mirjam van Praag
University of Amsterdam - Faculty of Economics and Business (FEB), University of Amsterdam - Research Institute in Economics & Econometrics (RESAM) and University of Amsterdam - Department of EconomicsCopenhagen Business School
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Gender diversity, team performance, entrepreneurship, field experiment, entrepreneurship education, board effectiveness

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What is the Value of Entrepreneurship? A Review of Recent Research

TI Discussion Paper No. 07-066/3, IZA Discussion Paper No. 3014, Jena Economic Research Paper No. 2007-061
Number of pages: 43 Posted: 29 Aug 2007
Mirjam van Praag, Mirjam van Praag and Peter H. Versloot
University of Amsterdam - Department of EconomicsCopenhagen Business School and University of Amsterdam
Downloads 1,043 (34,740)
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entrepreneur, entrepreneurship, self-employment, productivity, economic development, growth, employment, innovation, patents, R&D, utility, remuneration, income

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Business Survival and Success of Young Small Business Owners

Small Business Economics, Vol. 21, No. 1, 2003, pp. 1-17
Number of pages: 17 Posted: 04 Nov 2001 Last Revised: 08 Nov 2014
Mirjam van Praag and Mirjam van Praag
University of Amsterdam - Department of EconomicsCopenhagen Business School
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Self-employment, Entrepreneurship, Business Survival, Small Business, Success

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Ethnic Diversity and Team Performance: A Field Experiment

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Ethnic Diversity and Team Performance: A Field Experiment

Tinbergen Institute Discussion Paper 12-068/3
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 14 Jul 2012 Last Revised: 02 May 2014
Sander Hoogendoorn, Mirjam van Praag and Mirjam van Praag
University of Amsterdam - Faculty of Economics and Business (FEB) and University of Amsterdam - Department of EconomicsCopenhagen Business School
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Ethnic diversity, team performance, field experiment, entrepreneurship, (mutual) learning

Ethnic Diversity and Team Performance: A Field Experiment

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6731
Number of pages: 29 Posted: 21 Jul 2012
Sander Hoogendoorn, Mirjam van Praag and Mirjam van Praag
University of Amsterdam - Faculty of Economics and Business (FEB) and University of Amsterdam - Department of EconomicsCopenhagen Business School
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ethnic diversity, team performance, field experiment, entrepreneurship, (mutual) learning

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Why Do Entrepreneurial Parents Have Entrepreneurial Children?

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Why Do Entrepreneurial Parents Have Entrepreneurial Children?

Journal of Labor Economics, Vol.33, No.2, pp. 269-296
Number of pages: 49 Posted: 06 Jul 2012 Last Revised: 05 Aug 2015
Matthew J. Lindquist, Joeri Sol, Mirjam van Praag and Mirjam van Praag
Stockholm University - Swedish Institute for Social Research (SOFI), University of Amsterdam and University of Amsterdam - Department of EconomicsCopenhagen Business School
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adoption, entrepreneurship, self-employment, intergenerational mobility, occupational choice, role model

Why Do Entrepreneurial Parents Have Entrepreneurial Children?

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6740
Number of pages: 49 Posted: 28 Jul 2012
Matthew J. Lindquist, Joeri Sol, Mirjam van Praag and Mirjam van Praag
Stockholm University - Swedish Institute for Social Research (SOFI), University of Amsterdam and University of Amsterdam - Department of EconomicsCopenhagen Business School
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occupational choice, intergenerational mobility, self-employment, entrepreneurship, adoption, role model

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Does Relative Grading Help Male Students? Evidence from a Field Experiment in the Classroom

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Does Relative Grading Help Male Students? Evidence from a Field Experiment in the Classroom

Tinbergen Institute Discussion Paper 14-116/V
Number of pages: 38 Posted: 29 Aug 2014
Eszter Czibor, Sander Onderstal, Randolph Sloof, Mirjam van Praag and Mirjam van Praag
University of Chicago, University of Amsterdam, University of Amsterdam - Faculty of Economics & Business (FEB) and University of Amsterdam - Department of EconomicsCopenhagen Business School
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Education, Test performance, Grade incentives, Competition, Gender, Field experiment

Does Relative Grading Help Male Students? Evidence from a Field Experiment in the Classroom

IZA Discussion Paper No. 8429
Number of pages: 38 Posted: 27 Sep 2014
Eszter Czibor, Sander Onderstal, Randolph Sloof, Mirjam van Praag and Mirjam van Praag
University of Chicago, University of Amsterdam, University of Amsterdam - Faculty of Economics & Business (FEB) and University of Amsterdam - Department of EconomicsCopenhagen Business School
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education, test performance, grade incentives, competition, gender, field experiment

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The Impact of Entrepreneurship Education on Entrepreneurship Competencies and Intentions: An Evaluation of the Junior Achievement Student Mini-Company Program

IZA Discussion Paper No. 3641
Number of pages: 26 Posted: 18 Aug 2008
Hessel Oosterbeek, Mirjam van Praag, Mirjam van Praag and Auke IJsselstein
University of Amsterdam - Research Institute in Economics & Econometrics (RESAM), University of Amsterdam - Department of EconomicsCopenhagen Business School and University of Amsterdam
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entrepreneurship education, program evaluation, entrepreneur competencies, entrepreneur intentions

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Entrepreneurship Selection and Performance: A Meta-Analysis of the Impact of Education in Developing Economies

World Bank Economic Review, Vol. 19, No. 2, 2005, pp. 225-261, Tinbergen Discussion Paper No. TI 03-036/3
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 01 Dec 2004 Last Revised: 06 Nov 2014
Justin van der Sluis, Mirjam van Praag, Mirjam van Praag and Wim P.M. Vijverberg
University of Amsterdam (UvA), University of Amsterdam - Department of EconomicsCopenhagen Business School and CUNY The Graduate Center - Department of Economics
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Meta-analysis, schooling, education, entrepreneurship, self-employment, performance, occupational choice, developing countries

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The Effect of Early Entrepreneurship Education: Evidence from a Randomized Field Experiment

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The Effect of Early Entrepreneurship Education: Evidence from a Randomized Field Experiment

European Economic Review, Vol. 72, 2014, pp. 76-97
Number of pages: 40 Posted: 26 Apr 2012 Last Revised: 05 Aug 2015
Laura Rosendahl Huber, Randolph Sloof, Mirjam van Praag and Mirjam van Praag
University of Amsterdam, University of Amsterdam - Faculty of Economics & Business (FEB) and University of Amsterdam - Department of EconomicsCopenhagen Business School
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Skill formation, field experiment, entrepreneurship education, entrepreneurship

The Effect of Early Entrepreneurship Education: Evidence from a Randomized Field Experiment

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6512
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 05 May 2012
Laura Rosendahl Huber, Randolph Sloof, Mirjam van Praag and Mirjam van Praag
University of Amsterdam, University of Amsterdam - Faculty of Economics & Business (FEB) and University of Amsterdam - Department of EconomicsCopenhagen Business School
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skill formation, field experiment, entrepreneurship education, entrepreneurship

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The Impact of Entrepreneurship Education on Entrepreneurship Skills and Motivation

European Economic Review, Vol. 54, No. 3, 2010
Number of pages: 13 Posted: 09 Nov 2014
Hessel Oosterbeek, Mirjam van Praag, Mirjam van Praag and Auke IJsselstein
University of Amsterdam - Research Institute in Economics & Econometrics (RESAM), University of Amsterdam - Department of EconomicsCopenhagen Business School and University of Amsterdam
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Entrepreneurship education, Program evaluation, Entrepreneur competencies and skills, Entrepreneur intentions and motivation

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Performance Measurement, Expectancy and Agency Theory: An Experimental Study

IZA Discussion Paper No. 3064, Tinbergen Institute Discussion Paper No. 2005-026/1
Number of pages: 30 Posted: 04 Apr 2005
Randolph Sloof, Mirjam van Praag and Mirjam van Praag
University of Amsterdam - Faculty of Economics & Business (FEB) and University of Amsterdam - Department of EconomicsCopenhagen Business School
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Expectancy theory, agency theory, performance measurement, experiments

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Low Risk Aversion Encourages the Choice for Entrepreneurship: An Empirical Test of a Truism

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Low Risk Aversion Encourages the Choice for Entrepreneurship: An Empirical Test of a Truism

Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, Vol. 48, No. 1, 2002
Number of pages: 13 Posted: 11 Dec 2001 Last Revised: 22 Jan 2016
Mirjam van Praag, Mirjam van Praag, J.S. Cramer, Joop Hartog and Nicole Jonker
University of Amsterdam - Department of EconomicsCopenhagen Business School, Tinbergen Institute, University of Amsterdam - Faculty of Economics and Business (FEB) and De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB)
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Entrepreneurship, self-employment, risk-taking, occupational choice

Low Risk Aversion Encourages the Choice for Entrepreneurship: An Empirical Test of a Truism

Posted: 23 Feb 2002
Mirjam van Praag, Mirjam van Praag, J.S. Cramer, Joop Hartog and Nicole Jonker
University of Amsterdam - Department of EconomicsCopenhagen Business School, Tinbergen Institute, University of Amsterdam - Faculty of Economics and Business (FEB) and De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB)

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Entrepreneurship, self-employment, risk-taking, occupational choice

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Wage Structure and the Incentive Effect of Promotions

Kyklos, Vol. 53, No. 3, 2006, pp. 441-459, Tinbergen Institute Discussion Paper No. TI 04-107/3
Number of pages: 39 Posted: 27 Sep 2004 Last Revised: 04 Nov 2014
Marco van Herpen, Kees Cools, Mirjam van Praag and Mirjam van Praag
Boston Consulting Group, Boston Consulting Group and University of Amsterdam - Department of EconomicsCopenhagen Business School
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Promotions, incentives, tournament model, internal labor market, extrinsic motivation, intrinsic motivation

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Entrepreneurship and Role Models

Journal of Economic Psychology, Vol. 33, No. 2, 2012
Number of pages: 30 Posted: 06 Apr 2011 Last Revised: 31 Oct 2014
Niels Bosma, Jolanda Hessels, Veronique Schutjens, Mirjam van Praag, Mirjam van Praag and I. Verheul
Utrecht University, Utrecht School of Economics, Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) - Erasmus School of Economics (ESE), Utrecht University - Faculty of Geographical Sciences, University of Amsterdam - Department of EconomicsCopenhagen Business School and Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) - Erasmus School of Economics (ESE)
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role models, entrepreneurs, human capital, new firm start-ups

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The Entrepreneur's Mode of Entry: Business Takeover or New Venture Start?

Journal of Business Venturing, Vol. 27, No. 1, 2012, pp. 31-46
Number of pages: 16 Posted: 14 Oct 2006 Last Revised: 08 Nov 2014
Simon C. Parker, Mirjam van Praag and Mirjam van Praag
University of Western Ontario and University of Amsterdam - Department of EconomicsCopenhagen Business School
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Business start-up, Business takeover, Entrepreneur, Education, Human capital

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The Entrepreneur's Mode of Entry: Business Takeover or New Venture Start

IZA Discussion Paper No. 2382
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 31 Oct 2006
Simon C. Parker, Mirjam van Praag and Mirjam van Praag
University of Western Ontario and University of Amsterdam - Department of EconomicsCopenhagen Business School
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entrepreneurship, business entry, venture start-up, business takeover, human capital

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Risk, Uncertainty and Entrepreneurship: Evidence from a Lab-in-the-Field Experiment

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Risk, Uncertainty and Entrepreneurship: Evidence from a Lab-in-the-Field Experiment

Management Science, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 21 Oct 2014 Last Revised: 21 Aug 2022
Martin Koudstaal, Randolph Sloof, Mirjam van Praag and Mirjam van Praag
University of Amsterdam, University of Amsterdam - Faculty of Economics & Business (FEB) and University of Amsterdam - Department of EconomicsCopenhagen Business School
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Entrepreneurs, managers, risk aversion, loss aversion, ambiguity aversion, lab-in-the-field experiment

Risk, Uncertainty and Entrepreneurship: Evidence from a Lab-in-The-Field Experiment

IZA Discussion Paper No. 8577
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 25 Oct 2014
Martin Koudstaal, Randolph Sloof, Mirjam van Praag and Mirjam van Praag
University of Amsterdam, University of Amsterdam - Faculty of Economics & Business (FEB) and University of Amsterdam - Department of EconomicsCopenhagen Business School
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entrepreneurs, managers, risk aversion, loss aversion, ambiguity aversion, lab-in-the-field experiment

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If You Are So Smart, Why Aren't You an Entrepreneur? Returns to Cognitive and Social Ability: Entrepreneurs versus Employees

IZA Discussion Paper No. 3648
Number of pages: 33 Posted: 18 Aug 2008
Joop Hartog, Mirjam van Praag, Mirjam van Praag and Justin van der Sluis
University of Amsterdam - Faculty of Economics and Business (FEB), University of Amsterdam - Department of EconomicsCopenhagen Business School and University of Amsterdam (UvA)
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(non-)cognitive abilities, intelligence, earnings, entrepreneur(ship), wage employment, income differentials

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The Benefits of Being Economics Professor A (and Not Z)

IZA Discussion Paper No. 2673, CESifo Working Paper No. 1948, Jena Economic Research Paper No. 2007-004
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 03 Apr 2007
Mirjam van Praag, Mirjam van Praag and B.M.S. van Praag
University of Amsterdam - Department of EconomicsCopenhagen Business School and University of Amsterdam - Faculty of Economics and Business (FEB)
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performance measurement, incentives, economists, name ordering

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Initial Capital Constraints Hinder Entrepreneurial Venture Performance: An Empirical Analysis

Number of pages: 36 Posted: 31 Mar 2003
Mirjam van Praag and Mirjam van Praag
University of Amsterdam - Department of EconomicsCopenhagen Business School
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Entrepreneurship, Small Business Founders, Success, Venture Performance, Wealth/Capital/Borrowing Constraint

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The Effect of Noise in a Performance Measure on Work Motivation: A Real Effort Laboratory Experiment

Labour Economics, Vol. 17, No. 5, 2010, Tinbergen Institute Discussion Paper No. 2008-074/1
Number of pages: 24 Posted: 16 Aug 2008 Last Revised: 06 Nov 2014
Randolph Sloof, Mirjam van Praag and Mirjam van Praag
University of Amsterdam - Faculty of Economics & Business (FEB) and University of Amsterdam - Department of EconomicsCopenhagen Business School
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Performance measurement, noise, work motivation, experiments, agency theory, expectancy theory

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Illegal Entrepreneurship Experience: Does it Make a Difference for Business Performance and Motivation?

Journal of Business Venturing, Vol. 22, No. 2, 2007, pp. 283-310
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 26 Sep 2004 Last Revised: 08 Nov 2014
Ruta Aidis, Mirjam van Praag and Mirjam van Praag
University College London and University of Amsterdam - Department of EconomicsCopenhagen Business School
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Entrepreneurship, Human capital, Illegal entrepreneurship, Transition economy

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Entrepreneurial Couples

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Entrepreneurial Couples

Number of pages: 28 Posted: 05 Apr 2014
Michael S. Dahl, Mirjam van Praag, Mirjam van Praag and Peter Thompson
Aalborg University Business School, University of Amsterdam - Department of EconomicsCopenhagen Business School and Georgia Institute of Technology - Scheller College of Business
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Entrepreneurship, motives, performance, couples, co-entrepreneurship.

Entrepreneurial Couples

IZA Discussion Paper No. 8186
Number of pages: 30 Posted: 24 May 2014
Michael S. Dahl, Mirjam van Praag, Mirjam van Praag and Peter Thompson
Aalborg University Business School, University of Amsterdam - Department of EconomicsCopenhagen Business School and Georgia Institute of Technology - Scheller College of Business
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entrepreneurship, motives, performance, couples, co-entrepreneurship

Entrepreneurial Couples

Tinbergen Institute Discussion Paper 14-055/V
Number of pages: 30 Posted: 10 May 2014
Michael S. Dahl, Mirjam van Praag, Mirjam van Praag and Peter Thompson
Aalborg University Business School, University of Amsterdam - Department of EconomicsCopenhagen Business School and Georgia Institute of Technology - Scheller College of Business
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Entrepreneurship, motives, performance, couples, co-entrepreneurship

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Schooling, Capital Constraints and Entrepreneurial Performance: The Endogenous Triangle

Journal of Business and Economic Statistics, Vol. 24, No. 4
Number of pages: 35 Posted: 26 Sep 2004 Last Revised: 30 Oct 2014
Simon C. Parker, Mirjam van Praag and Mirjam van Praag
University of Western Ontario and University of Amsterdam - Department of EconomicsCopenhagen Business School
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Entrepreneurship, self-employment, returns to education, capital constraint, liquidity constraint, borrowing constraint

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Risk, Balanced Skills and Entrepreneurship

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Risk, Balanced Skills and Entrepreneurship

Small Business Economics, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 25 Posted: 30 Nov 2011 Last Revised: 05 Aug 2015
Chihmao Hsieh, Simon C. Parker, Mirjam van Praag and Mirjam van Praag
SUNY Korea, University of Western Ontario and University of Amsterdam - Department of EconomicsCopenhagen Business School
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entrepreneurship, jack-of-all-trades, risk, human capital, occupational choice

Risk, Balanced Skills and Entrepreneurship

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6200
Number of pages: 29 Posted: 24 Dec 2011
Chihmao Hsieh, Simon C. Parker, Mirjam van Praag and Mirjam van Praag
SUNY Korea, University of Western Ontario and University of Amsterdam - Department of EconomicsCopenhagen Business School
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entrepreneurship, jack-of-all-trades, risk, human capital, occupational choice

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Are Entrepreneurs More Optimistic and Overconfident than Managers and Employees?

Tinbergen Institute Discussion Paper 15-124/VII
Number of pages: 33 Posted: 08 Nov 2015
Martin Koudstaal, Randolph Sloof, Mirjam van Praag and Mirjam van Praag
University of Amsterdam, University of Amsterdam - Faculty of Economics & Business (FEB) and University of Amsterdam - Department of EconomicsCopenhagen Business School
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Entrepreneurs, managers, dispositional optimism, attributional style, overestimation, overconfidence, behavioral economics

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Who Values the Status of the Entrepreneur?

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Who Values the Status of the Entrepreneur?

Handbook of Research on Innovation and Entrepreneurship (ed David Audretsch), Edward Elgar, 2011
Number of pages: 19 Posted: 19 Jun 2009 Last Revised: 05 Aug 2015
Mirjam van Praag and Mirjam van Praag
University of Amsterdam - Department of EconomicsCopenhagen Business School
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Entrepreneurship, self-employment, occupational choice, occupational status, group status, peer group effects

Who Values the Status of the Entrepreneur?

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4245
Number of pages: 20 Posted: 30 Jun 2009
Mirjam van Praag and Mirjam van Praag
University of Amsterdam - Department of EconomicsCopenhagen Business School
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entrepreneurship, self-employment, occupational choice, occupational status, group status, peer group effects

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The Value Relevance of Top Executive Departures: Evidence from the Netherlands

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The Value Relevance of Top Executive Departures: Evidence from the Netherlands

IZA Discussion Paper No. 3054
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 23 Oct 2007
Kees Cools, Mirjam van Praag and Mirjam van Praag
Boston Consulting Group and University of Amsterdam - Department of EconomicsCopenhagen Business School
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top management departure, dismissal, corporate governance, internal monitoring, value relevance

The Value Relevance of Top Executive Departures: Evidence from the Netherlands

Journal of Corporate Finance, Vol. 13, No. 5, 2007, EFA 2004 Maastricht Meetings Paper No. 5279
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 31 Oct 2014
Kees Cools, Mirjam van Praag and Mirjam van Praag
Boston Consulting Group and University of Amsterdam - Department of EconomicsCopenhagen Business School
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Top management departure, dismissal, corporate governance, internal monitoring, value reference

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Schooling, Capital Constraints and Entrepreneurial Performance

Journal of Business and Economic Statistics Vol. 24, No. 4, 2006, pp. 416-431, Tinbergen Institute Discussion Paper No. TI 2004-106/3
Number of pages: 39 Posted: 31 Mar 2005 Last Revised: 02 Dec 2014
Simon C. Parker, Mirjam van Praag and Mirjam van Praag
University of Western Ontario and University of Amsterdam - Department of EconomicsCopenhagen Business School
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Entrepreneurship, self-employment, returns to education, capital constraint, liquidity constraint, borrowing constraint

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Explaining Entrepreneurial Intentions by Means of the Theory of Planned Behaviour

Career Development International, Vol. 13, No. 6, pp. 538-559, 2008
Number of pages: 22 Posted: 04 Nov 2010
Wynand Bodewes, Marco van Gelderen, Maryse J. Brand, Mirjam van Praag, Mirjam van Praag, Erik Poutsma and Anita Van Gils
Maastricht Centre for Entrepreneurship, Maastricht University, Massey University, University of Groningen, University of Amsterdam - Department of EconomicsCopenhagen Business School, Institute of Management Research Nijmegen School of Management and University of Maastricht - Department of Organization & Strategy
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First-Author Determinants and the Benefits of Being Professor a (and Not Z)

Economica, Vol. 75, No. 300, pp. 782-796, Tinbergen Institute Discussion Paper No. 03-045/3
Number of pages: 33 Posted: 30 Jul 2006 Last Revised: 13 Nov 2014
Mirjam van Praag, Mirjam van Praag and B.M.S. van Praag
University of Amsterdam - Department of EconomicsCopenhagen Business School and University of Amsterdam - Faculty of Economics and Business (FEB)
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performance measurement, incentives, economists, name ordering

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Jacks-of-All-Trades? The Effect of Balanced Skills on Team Performance

IZA Discussion Paper No. 8237
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 14 Jun 2014
Laura Rosendahl Huber, Randolph Sloof, Mirjam van Praag and Mirjam van Praag
University of Amsterdam, University of Amsterdam - Faculty of Economics & Business (FEB) and University of Amsterdam - Department of EconomicsCopenhagen Business School
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skill balance, team diversity, team performance, entrepreneurship, field experiment

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Ability Dispersion and Team Performance: A Field Experiment

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Ability Dispersion and Team Performance: A Field Experiment

Tinbergen Institute Discussion Paper 12-130/VII
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 01 Dec 2012
Sander Hoogendoorn, Simon C. Parker, Mirjam van Praag and Mirjam van Praag
University of Amsterdam - Faculty of Economics and Business (FEB), University of Western Ontario and University of Amsterdam - Department of EconomicsCopenhagen Business School
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Ability dispersion, team performance, field experiment, entrepreneurship, knowledge pooling, moral hazard

Ability Dispersion and Team Performance: A Field Experiment

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7044
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 15 Dec 2012
Sander Hoogendoorn, Simon C. Parker, Mirjam van Praag and Mirjam van Praag
University of Amsterdam - Faculty of Economics and Business (FEB), University of Western Ontario and University of Amsterdam - Department of EconomicsCopenhagen Business School
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ability dispersion, team performance, field experiment, entrepreneurship, knowledge pooling, moral hazard

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The Schumpeterian Entrepreneur: A Review of the Empirical Evidence on the Antecedents, Behavior, and Consequences of Innovative Entrepreneurship

Industry and Innovation, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 63 Posted: 30 Aug 2016
Jorn H. Block, Christian Fisch, Mirjam van Praag and Mirjam van Praag
University of Trier - Faculty of Management, University of Luxembourg - Interdisciplinary Centre for Security, Reliability and Trust (SnT) and University of Amsterdam - Department of EconomicsCopenhagen Business School
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innovative entrepreneurship, Schumpeter, literature review, economic development

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On the Origins of Entrepreneurship: Evidence from Sibling Correlations

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On the Origins of Entrepreneurship: Evidence from Sibling Correlations

Tinbergen Institute Discussion Paper 16-077/VII
Number of pages: 59 Posted: 13 Nov 2017
Matthew J. Lindquist, Joeri Sol, Mirjam van Praag, Mirjam van Praag and Theodor Vladasel
Stockholm University - Swedish Institute for Social Research (SOFI), University of Amsterdam, University of Amsterdam - Department of EconomicsCopenhagen Business School and Universitat Pompeu Fabra
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Entrepreneurship, Family Background, Intergenerational Persistence, Neighborhood Effects, Occupational Choice, Sibling Correlations

On the Origins of Entrepreneurship: Evidence from Sibling Correlations

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10278
Number of pages: 57 Posted: 31 Oct 2016 Last Revised: 28 Apr 2023
Matthew J. Lindquist, Joeri Sol, Mirjam van Praag, Mirjam van Praag and Theodor Vladasel
Stockholm University - Swedish Institute for Social Research (SOFI), University of Amsterdam, University of Amsterdam - Department of EconomicsCopenhagen Business School and Universitat Pompeu Fabra
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sibling correlations, entrepreneurship, occupational choice, family background, intergenerational persistence, neighborhood effects

On the Origins of Entrepreneurship: Evidence from Sibling Correlations

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP11562
Number of pages: 57 Posted: 10 Oct 2016
Matthew J. Lindquist, Joeri Sol, Mirjam van Praag, Mirjam van Praag and Theodor Vladasel
Stockholm University - Swedish Institute for Social Research (SOFI), University of Amsterdam, University of Amsterdam - Department of EconomicsCopenhagen Business School and Universitat Pompeu Fabra
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Entrepreneurship; Family Background; Intergenerational Persistence; Neighborhood Effects; Occupational Choice; Sibling Correlations.

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Badge of Honor or Scarlet Letter? Unpacking Investors’ Judgment of Entrepreneurs’ Past Failure

Tinbergen Institute Discussion Paper 17085
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 25 Sep 2017
Diego Zunino, Mirjam van Praag, Mirjam van Praag and Gary Dushnitsky
SKEMA Business School, University of Amsterdam - Department of EconomicsCopenhagen Business School and London Business School
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entrepreneur, venture, failure, luck, skill, investors, crowdfunding, experiment

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The Returns to Entrepreneurship: Evidence from Matched Person-Firm Data

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The Returns to Entrepreneurship: Evidence from Matched Person-Firm Data

Tinbergen Institute Discussion Paper 17-089/VII
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 25 Sep 2017
Mirjam van Praag, Mirjam van Praag and Arvid Raknerud
University of Amsterdam - Department of EconomicsCopenhagen Business School and Statistics Norway - Research Department
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returns to entrepreneurship, earnings distribution, matched person-firm data, self-employment, random effects probit model

The Returns to Entrepreneurship: Evidence from Matched Person-Firm Data

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11018
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 25 Sep 2017
Mirjam van Praag, Mirjam van Praag and Arvid Raknerud
University of Amsterdam - Department of EconomicsCopenhagen Business School and Statistics Norway - Research Department
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returns to entrepreneurship, earnings distribution, matched person-firm data, self-employment, random effects probit model

The Returns to Entrepreneurship: Evidence from Matched Person-Firm Data

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP12330
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 26 Sep 2017
Arvid Raknerud, Mirjam van Praag and Mirjam van Praag
Statistics Norway - Research Department and University of Amsterdam - Department of EconomicsCopenhagen Business School
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Earnings distribution, Matched person- firm data, Random effects probit model, Returns to entrepreneurship, Self-employment

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The Value of an Educated Population for an Individual's Entrepreneurship Success

Journal of Business Venturing, Vol. 29, No. 5, 9/2014
Number of pages: 35 Posted: 01 Jun 2011 Last Revised: 29 Oct 2014
José María Millán, Emilio Congregado, Concepcion Roman, Mirjam van Praag, Mirjam van Praag and Andre J. van Stel
University of Huelva, University of Huelva, University of Huelva, University of Amsterdam - Department of EconomicsCopenhagen Business School and Max Planck Society for the Advancement of the Sciences - Max Planck Institute for Economics
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entrepreneurship, performance, survival, personnel, education

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Entrepreneurial Choices of Initial Human Capital Endowments and New Venture Success

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9919
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 09 May 2016
Vera Rocha, Mirjam van Praag, Mirjam van Praag, Timothy B. Folta and Anabela Jesus Moreira Carneiro
Copenhagen Business School, University of Amsterdam - Department of EconomicsCopenhagen Business School, Purdue University - Krannert School of Management and Universidade do Porto - Faculdade de Economia (FEP)
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human capital, entrepreneurship, startups, firm performance

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Economic Returns to Education for Entrepreneurs: The Development of a Neglected Child in the Family of Economics of Education?

Swedish Economic Policy Review, Vol. 11, No. 2, 2004, pp. 183-226
Number of pages: 44 Posted: 09 Nov 2014
Justin van der Sluis, Mirjam van Praag and Mirjam van Praag
University of Amsterdam (UvA) and University of Amsterdam - Department of EconomicsCopenhagen Business School
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Entrepreneurship, Education, Capital constraints, Performance

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Testing for Distortions in Performance Measures: An Application to Residual Income Based Measures Like EVA

Journal of Economics and Management Strategy, Forthcoming, Tinbergen Institute Discussion Paper No. TI 2014-056/V
Number of pages: 29 Posted: 09 Nov 2014
Randolph Sloof, Mirjam van Praag and Mirjam van Praag
University of Amsterdam - Faculty of Economics & Business (FEB) and University of Amsterdam - Department of EconomicsCopenhagen Business School
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Residual Income, Economic Value Added, Distortion, Performance Measurement

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Badge of Honor or Scarlet Letter? Unpacking Investors' Judgment of Entrepreneurs' Past Failure

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Badge of Honor or Scarlet Letter? Unpacking Investors' Judgment of Entrepreneurs' Past Failure

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11017
Number of pages: 35 Posted: 25 Sep 2017
Diego Zunino, Mirjam van Praag, Mirjam van Praag and Gary Dushnitsky
SKEMA Business School, University of Amsterdam - Department of EconomicsCopenhagen Business School and London Business School
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entrepreneur, venture, failure, luck, skill, investors, crowdfunding, experiment

Badge of Honor or Scarlet Letter? Unpacking Investors' Judgment of Entrepreneurs' Past Failure

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP12329
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 26 Sep 2017
Gary Dushnitsky, Mirjam van Praag, Mirjam van Praag and Diego Zunino
London Business School, University of Amsterdam - Department of EconomicsCopenhagen Business School and SKEMA Business School
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Crowdfunding, entrepreneur, Experiment, Failure, investors, luck, skill, venture

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The 'Entrepreneurial Boss' Effect on Employees' Future Entrepreneurship Choices: A Role Model Story?

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10104
Number of pages: 55 Posted: 08 Aug 2016
Vera Rocha, Mirjam van Praag and Mirjam van Praag
Copenhagen Business School and University of Amsterdam - Department of EconomicsCopenhagen Business School
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entrepreneurship, role models, gender gaps, female leadership

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Women Do Not Play Their Aces: The Consequences of Shying Away

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9612
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 11 Jan 2016
Jörg Claussen, Eszter Czibor, Mirjam van Praag and Mirjam van Praag
Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (LMU) - Faculty of Business Administration (Munich School of Management), University of Chicago and University of Amsterdam - Department of EconomicsCopenhagen Business School
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gender, preferences, risk, competition, performance

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Entrepreneurship, Wage Employment and Control in an Occupational Choice Framework

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4211
Number of pages: 27 Posted: 21 Jun 2009
Robin Douhan, Mirjam van Praag and Mirjam van Praag
Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN) and University of Amsterdam - Department of EconomicsCopenhagen Business School
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entrepreneurship, ability, occupational choice, human capital, wage structure

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It's the Opportunity Cost, Stupid! How Self-Employment Responds to Financial Incentives of Return, Risk and Skew

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6166
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 11 Dec 2011
Peter H. G. Berkhout, Joop Hartog, Mirjam van Praag and Mirjam van Praag
University of Amsterdam - SEO Economic Research, University of Amsterdam - Faculty of Economics and Business (FEB) and University of Amsterdam - Department of EconomicsCopenhagen Business School
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entrepreneurship, self-employment, wage-employment, income distribution, income risk, income skew, income variance, occupational choice, labor market entry, labor market segments, opportunity cost

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The Origins and Extent of Entrepreneurial Action-Orientedness: An Experimental Study

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The Origins and Extent of Entrepreneurial Action-Orientedness: An Experimental Study

Tinbergen Institute Discussion Paper 2017-006/VII
Number of pages: 46 Posted: 16 Jan 2017
Ahmad Barirani, Randolph Sloof, Mirjam van Praag and Mirjam van Praag
Copenhagen Business School - Department of Innovation and Organizational Economics, University of Amsterdam - Faculty of Economics & Business (FEB) and University of Amsterdam - Department of EconomicsCopenhagen Business School
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Entrepreneurs, Managers, Employees, Inaction, Curiosity, Loss aversion, Lab-in-the field experiment.

The Origins and Extent of Entrepreneurial Action-Orientedness: An Experimental Study

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10498
Number of pages: 46 Posted: 22 Jan 2017
Ahmad Barirani, Randolph Sloof, Mirjam van Praag and Mirjam van Praag
Copenhagen Business School - Department of Innovation and Organizational Economics, University of Amsterdam - Faculty of Economics & Business (FEB) and University of Amsterdam - Department of EconomicsCopenhagen Business School
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entrepreneurs, managers, employees, inaction, curiosity, loss aversion, lab-in-the field experiment

The Origins and Extent of Entrepreneurial Action-Orientedness: An Experimental Study

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP11771
Number of pages: 47 Posted: 17 Jan 2017
Ahmad Barirani, Randolph Sloof, Mirjam van Praag and Mirjam van Praag
Copenhagen Business School - Department of Innovation and Organizational Economics, University of Amsterdam - Faculty of Economics & Business (FEB) and University of Amsterdam - Department of EconomicsCopenhagen Business School
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Curiosity, Employees, Entrepreneurs, Inaction, Lab-in-the field experiment, loss aversion, Managers

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Intuitive Versus Contemplative: Do Entrepreneurs Differ in Their Decision-Making Style from Managers and Employees?

Tinbergen Institute Discussion Paper 2017-100/VII
Number of pages: 17 Posted: 27 Oct 2017
Martin Koudstaal, Randolph Sloof, Mirjam van Praag and Mirjam van Praag
University of Amsterdam, University of Amsterdam - Faculty of Economics & Business (FEB) and University of Amsterdam - Department of EconomicsCopenhagen Business School
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response times, contemplativeness, faith in intuition, need for cognition, entrepreneurs, managers, lab-in-the-field experiment

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The Higher Returns to Formal Education for Entrepreneurs versus Employees

Small Business Economics, Vol. 40, 2012
Number of pages: 22 Posted: 28 Feb 2011 Last Revised: 08 Nov 2014
Mirjam van Praag, Mirjam van Praag, Arjen van Witteloostuijn and Justin van der Sluis
University of Amsterdam - Department of EconomicsCopenhagen Business School, University of Groningen - Faculty of Economics and Business and University of Amsterdam (UvA)
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Entrepreneurship, Self-employment, Education, Locus of control, Human capital, Wages, Incomes

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How Do Entrepreneurial Bosses Influence Their Employees’ Future Entrepreneurship Choices?

Tinbergen Institute Discussion Paper 16-110/VII
Number of pages: 40 Posted: 21 Dec 2016
Vera Rocha, Mirjam van Praag and Mirjam van Praag
Copenhagen Business School and University of Amsterdam - Department of EconomicsCopenhagen Business School
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Entrepreneurship, role models, gender gaps, female leadership

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The More Business Owners, the Merrier? The Role of Tertiary Education

Small Business Economics, Vol. 41, No. 2, 2013
Number of pages: 23 Posted: 09 Nov 2014
Mirjam van Praag, Mirjam van Praag and Andre J. van Stel
University of Amsterdam - Department of EconomicsCopenhagen Business School and Max Planck Society for the Advancement of the Sciences - Max Planck Institute for Economics
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Business ownership, Human capital, (Returns to) education, Cross-country comparison, Production function

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Revenue Drift, Incentives, and Effort Allocation in Social Enterprises

IZA Discussion Paper No. 15716
Number of pages: 96 Posted: 19 Nov 2022
Theodor Vladasel, Simon C. Parker, Randolph Sloof, Mirjam van Praag and Mirjam van Praag
Universitat Pompeu Fabra, University of Western Ontario, University of Amsterdam - Faculty of Economics & Business (FEB) and University of Amsterdam - Department of EconomicsCopenhagen Business School
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incentives, multitasking, experiment, social enterprise, prosociality

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The Economic Benefits and Costs of Entrepreneurship: A Review of the Research

Foundations and Trends in Entrepreneurship, Vol. 4, No. 2, pp. 65-154, 2008
Number of pages: 90 Posted: 18 Jun 2010
Mirjam van Praag, Mirjam van Praag and Peter H. Versloot
University of Amsterdam - Department of EconomicsCopenhagen Business School and University of Amsterdam
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Entrepreneur, entrepreneurship, self-employment, productivity, economic development, growth, employment, innovation, patents, R&D, utility, remuneration, income

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How Do Entrepreneurial Bosses Influence Their Employees' Future Entrepreneurship Choices?

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP11715
Number of pages: 41 Posted: 03 Jan 2017
Vera Rocha, Mirjam van Praag and Mirjam van Praag
Copenhagen Business School and University of Amsterdam - Department of EconomicsCopenhagen Business School
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entrepreneurship, female leadership, gender gaps, role models

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Some Advances in the Explanation of Entrepreneurial Intentions

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign's Academy for Entrepreneurial Leadership Historical Research Reference in Entrepreneurship
Posted: 04 Nov 2009
Maryse J. Brand, Mirjam van Praag, Mirjam van Praag, Mikael Ombach, Wynand Bodewes and Marco van Gelderen
University of Groningen, University of Amsterdam - Department of EconomicsCopenhagen Business School, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN and VU University Amsterdam

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Theory of planned behavior, Intentions, Perseverance, Perceptions, Startups, Age, Attitudes, Beliefs, Decision models, Gender, Management decisions, Motivation

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If You are so Smart, Why Aren't You an Entrepreneur?

Journal of Economics and Management Strategy, Vol. 19, No. 4, 2010, pp. 947-989, TI Discussion Paper No. 08-073/3
Posted: 13 Aug 2008 Last Revised: 06 Sep 2021
Joop Hartog, Mirjam van Praag, Mirjam van Praag and Justin van der Sluis
University of Amsterdam - Faculty of Economics and Business (FEB), University of Amsterdam - Department of EconomicsCopenhagen Business School and University of Amsterdam (UvA)

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(Non-)Cognitive abilities, intelligence, earnings, entrepreneur(ship), wage employment, income differentials

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Entrepreneurship Selection and Performance: A Meta-Analysis of the Impact of Education in Developing Economies

The World Bank Economic Review, Vol. 19, Issue 2, pp. 225-261, 2005
Posted: 29 Feb 2008
Justin van der Sluis, Mirjam van Praag, Mirjam van Praag and Wim P.M. Vijverberg
University of Amsterdam (UvA), University of Amsterdam - Department of EconomicsCopenhagen Business School and CUNY The Graduate Center - Department of Economics

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tuberculosis, DOTS, direct observation, patient adherence, Pakistan