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Title: Essays on Entrepreneurship
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1. Oka, Yoshiko
Essays on Entrepreneurship
Ph.D. Dissertation, Department of Economics, City University of New York, 2023
Cohort(s): NLSY79
Publisher: ProQuest Dissertations & Theses (PQDT)
Keyword(s): Cognitive Ability; Entrepreneurship; Geocoded Data; Noncognitive Skills; Risk-Taking

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This dissertation explores the determinants of successful entrepreneurship and entrepreneurial entry. It consists of three chapters.

Chapter 1 estimates the effect of regional concentrations of related industrial firms and business owners' cognitive and non-cognitive traits on their business survival. Using data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1979 and the County Business Patterns, I find that incorporated businesses that operate in a location where similar businesses are clustered together have a significantly higher chance of survival. However, the effect of location appears to be insignificant for unincorporated businesses. On the other hand, the results show that businesses that are created by risk-loving individuals are more likely to fail regardless of the business formation.

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Oka, Yoshiko. Essays on Entrepreneurship. Ph.D. Dissertation, Department of Economics, City University of New York, 2023.