Schooling, capital constraints and entrepreneurial performance: the endogenous triangle

Parker, S.C.; van Praag, M.

Abstract

We estimate the impact of schooling and capital constraints at the time of startup on the performance of Dutch entrepreneurial ventures, taking into account the potential endogeneity and interdependence of these variables. Instrumental variable estimates indicate that a 1 percentage point relaxation of capital constraints increases entrepreneurs' gross business incomes by 3.9% on average. Education enhances entrepreneurs' performance both directly—with a rate of return of 13.7%—and indirectly, because each extra year of schooling decreases capital constraints by 1.18 percentage points. The indirect effect of education on entrepreneurs' performance is estimated to be 3.0-4.6%.

Citation

Parker, S., & van Praag, M. (2006). Schooling, capital constraints and entrepreneurial performance: the endogenous triangle. Journal of Business & Economic Statistics, 24(4), 416-431. https://doi.org/10.1198/073500106000000215

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Publication Date: 2006-10
• Deposit Date: Apr 2, 2007
• Journal: Journal of Business and Economic Statistics
• Print ISSN: 0735-0015
• Electronic ISSN: 1537-2707
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis Group
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 24
• Issue: 4
• Pages: 416-431
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1198/073500106000000215
• Keywords: Entrepreneurship, Financial contraints, Human capital.
• Public URL: https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1560368