Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/235855 
Year of Publication: 
2022
Citation: 
[Journal:] Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice [ISSN:] 1540-6520 [Volume:] 46 [Issue:] 1 [Publisher:] Sage [Place:] Thousand Oaks, CA [Year:] 2022 [Pages:] 21-43
Publisher: 
Sage, Thousand Oaks, CA
Abstract: 
The 2D: 4D digit ratio, the ratio of the length of the second finger to the length of the fourth finger, is often considered a proxy for testosterone exposure in utero. A recent study reported, among other things, an association between the left-hand 2D:4D and self-employment in a sample of 974 adults. In this preregistered study, we replicate the 2D:4D results on a sample of more than 2100 adults from the German Socioeconomic Panel-Innovation Sample (SOEP-IS). We find no statistically significant associations between 2D:4D and self-employment.
Subjects: 
self-employment
entrepreneurship
hormones
testosterone
digit ratio
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