Entrepreneurial Aspirations
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چکیده
In this paper we study the labour market behavior of employed individuals that have entrepreneurial aspirations in addition to aspirations to switch job. We analyze empirically these two search processes and, inspired by Lazears (2002) recent jack-ofall-trades hypothesis, focus specifically on the effects of varied experience on them. We report three main findings. First, entrepreneurial aspirations on-the-job are not uncommon. Second, employed people with varied experience are more likely to have entrepreneurial aspirations than others. This finding supports the jack-of-all-trades hypothesis of entrepreneurship. Finally, we propose that the hypothesis is not unique to entrepreneurship, as labour market opportunities available to people with varied experience are likely to be richer than to others. The data support this idea, as the jacksof-all-trades search on-the-job for a new job more frequently than others. JEL: J230, J640, L200
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