Age and High-Growth Entrepreneurship

Many observers, and many investors, believe that young people are especially likely to produce the most successful new firms. Integrating administrative data on firms, workers, and owners, we study start-ups systematically in the United States and find that successful entrepreneurs are middle-aged,...

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Main Authors: Azoulay, Pierre (Author), Jones, Benjamin F. (Author), Kim, J. Daniel (Author), Miranda, Javier (Author)
Other Authors: Sloan School of Management (Contributor)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Economic Association, 2021-02-22T16:21:57Z.
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