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Entrepreneurship Selection and Performance

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Justin van der Sluis () (Department of Economics, University of Amsterdam)
Mirjam van Praag () (Department of Economics, University of Amsterdam)
Wim Vijverberg () (University of Texas at Dallas, and IZA)
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This paper has resulted in a publication in The World Bank Economic Review, 2005, 19(2), 225-61

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Keywords: Meta-analysis; schooling; education; entrepreneurship; self-employment; performance; occupational choice.;

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J23 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Labor Demand
J24 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity
J31 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs - - - Wage Level and Structure; Wage Differentials
M13 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting - - Business Administration - - - New Firms; Startups

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