The jack-of-all-trades entrepreneur
Subtitle: innate talent or acquired skill?
By: by Olmo Silva
Series: Discussion paper -- no. 2264; Discussion paper (Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit : Online) -- no. 2264
Publisher: IZA
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Bonn, Germany
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] :
Subjects: Entrepreneurship
Description: "Cross-sectional tests of the Jack-of-All-Trades theory of entrepreneurship invariably conclude that accumulation of balanced skill-mix across different fields of expertise stimulates entrepreneurship. Yet, none of these considers individual unobservable characteristics which may simultaneously determine skill accumulation and occupational choice. Using panel techniques to control for this, I show that gathering expertise across various subjects does not increase the chances of becoming entrepreneur"--Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit web site.
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