Social influence in career choice: Evidence from a randomized field experiment on entrepreneurial mentorship
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Entrepreneurship; Social influence; Mentor; Parents; Randomized field experiment;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- J18 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Public Policy
- L26 - Industrial Organization - - Firm Objectives, Organization, and Behavior - - - Entrepreneurship
- M13 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Business Administration - - - New Firms; Startups
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