Author ORCID Identifier
https://orcid.org/0009-0002-1522-9791
Date Available
7-30-2024
Year of Publication
2024
Degree Name
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Document Type
Doctoral Dissertation
College
Business and Economics
Department/School/Program
Economics
First Advisor
Christopher Bollinger
Abstract
This dissertation consists of three chapters related to the economics of entrepreneurship. The second chapter focuses on the business performance of necessity entrepreneurs, specifically focusing on job creation and earnings. The third chapter investigates the large and persistent earnings differences between self-employed men and women, finding women earn less in self-employment because of different choices of industry, number of hours worked, and differences in business capital. The fourth chapter investigates whether the black-white self-employment gap explains the black-white wealth gap.
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.13023/etd.2024.351
Recommended Citation
Graff, Nicholas, "Essays on the Economics of Entrepreneurship" (2024). Theses and Dissertations--Economics. 68.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/economics_etds/68
