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| Title: | | The jack-of-all-trades entrepreneur: innate talent or acquired skill?  |
| Authors: | | Silva, Olmo |
| Issue Date: | | 2006 |
| Series/Report no.: | | IZA Discussion Papers 2264 |
| Abstract: | | 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. |
| Subjects: | | entrepreneurship occupational choice skills |
| JEL: | | M13 J23 J24 |
| Document Type: | | Working Paper |
| Appears in Collections: | | IZA Discussion Papers, Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit (IZA)
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