From unemployed to entrepreneur: The role of the absolute bequest motive

C-Tier
Journal: Economics Letters
Year: 2012
Volume: 114
Issue: 1
Pages: 120-123

Score contribution per author:

0.503 = (α=2.01 / 2 authors) × 0.5x C-tier

α: calibrated so average coauthorship-adjusted count equals average raw count

Abstract

Using the British Household Panel Survey, this paper finds that inheritance has a concave effect on the hours worked by male entrepreneurs. Receiving an inheritance increases the labor supply of unemployed male entrepreneurs; however this effect becomes smaller for higher inheritances.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:eee:ecolet:v:114:y:2012:i:1:p:120-123
Journal Field
General
Author Count
2
Added to Database
2026-01-25