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    The risk preferences of entrepreneurs in Indonesia

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    Authors
    Sohn, Kitae
    Date
    2016
    Type
    Journal Article
    
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    Sohn, K. 2016. The risk preferences of entrepreneurs in Indonesia. Bulletin of Economic Research. -.
    Source Title
    Bulletin of Economic Research
    DOI
    10.1111/boer.12088
    ISSN
    0307-3378
    School
    Department of Economics & Property
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/51849
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    • Curtin Research Publications
    Abstract

    © 2016 Board of Trustees of the Bulletin of Economic Research and John Wiley & Sons Ltd.Entrepreneurship is known to be important for innovation and economic growth, but relatively little attention has been paid to entrepreneurs in developing countries. We examined an important aspect of entrepreneurship: risk-taking. We analysed the Indonesian Family Life Survey and compared risk preferences between entrepreneurs and non-entrepreneurs. We found that risk tolerant workers were more likely to be entrepreneurs than risk averse workers by about 5 percentage points, or about 20 percent of the proportion of entrepreneurs in the labour force. The results imply that not all entrepreneurs in Indonesia are pushed into the sector; some actively take risks and seek innovations.

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