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04-130/3 - The Impact of the Locus-of-Control Personality Trait on the Earnings of Entrepreneurs vis-à-vis Employees


  • Authors
    C. Mirjam van Praag, Faculty of Economics and Econometrics, Universiteit van Amsterdam; Justen van der Sluis, Faculty of Economics and Econometrics, Universiteit van Amsterdam; Arjen van Witteloostuijn, University Groningen, and University of Durham
  • Publication date
    November 29, 2004
  • Keywords
    Entrepreneur; self-employment; earnings; return to education; locus-of-control; personality
  • JEL
    M13; J24; J31; N3; C33