Age, labour market situation and the choice of risky innovative entrepreneurship

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We examine the effect of age and the moderating effect of labour market situations on individuals’ decisions to enter into risky innovative entrepreneurship. Using population-level data from 94 countries from the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor database we find that although age is negatively related to the choice of innovative entrepreneurship, the age–innovative entrepreneurship choice relationship is moderated by the labour market status of the individual. More specifically, full-time employed older individuals, who are most likely to become successful entrepreneurs, are also less likely to choose innovative entrepreneurship. In aging societies this points to the importance of facilitating employed older individuals’ entries into entrepreneurship.

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    Olivier Lamotte Olivier Lamotte is a Professor of Economics and International Strategy. He joined EM Normandie in 2019. He has a PhD from the Université de Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, awarded in 2005 and an accreditation to supervise research from Aix-Marseille Université, awarded in 2018. His thesis is on the economic integration and the internationalisation of companies. His research interests are internationalisation strategies, multinational companies, innovation and emerging economies. During his career he has carried out consultancy and research roles for various public and private organisations. He has also held visiting researcher posts abroad (Japan, UK, USA). He is Deputy Dean of the Paris, Oxford and Dublin campuses.

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