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  1. Stereotypes about Successful Entrepreneurs
    Published: [2023]
    Publisher:  SSRN, [S.l.]

    What comes to mind when thinking about a successful entrepreneur? Belief formation models suggest that what comes to mind is an oversimplified picture of the characteristics of successful entrepreneurs, i.e, stereotypes about successful... more

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    Helmut-Schmidt-Universität, Universität der Bundeswehr Hamburg, Universitätsbibliothek
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    What comes to mind when thinking about a successful entrepreneur? Belief formation models suggest that what comes to mind is an oversimplified picture of the characteristics of successful entrepreneurs, i.e, stereotypes about successful entrepreneurs. Using French administrative data on 48,767 new firms, we show that some characteristics are stereotypical of success and have distributions that can generate miscalibrated beliefs. To illustrate how stereotypical thinking can lead to biased assessments, we report the discrepancies between the implied fraction of successful entrepreneurs under Bayesian vs. stereotypical thinking for several stereotypes. We discuss the consequences of stereotyping for venture capital allocation

     

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    Source: Union catalogues
    Language: English
    Media type: Book
    Format: Online
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    Series: Fisher College of Business Working Paper ; No. 2023-03-004
    Subjects: entrepreneurship; startups; deal selection; stereotypes; venture capital
    Other subjects: Array
    Scope: 1 Online-Ressource (11 p)
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    Nach Informationen von SSRN wurde die ursprüngliche Fassung des Dokuments June 7, 2023 erstellt