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Creatine and entrepreneurship

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  • Cornelius A. Rietveld

    (Erasmus University Rotterdam)

  • Petri Böckerman

    (University of Turku
    Labour Institute for Economic Research and Institute for the Study of Labor)

  • Jutta Viinikainen

    (Jyväskylä University School of Business and Economics)

  • Alex Bryson

    (University College London)

  • Olli Raitakari

    (University of Turku
    Turku University Hospital)

  • Jaakko Pehkonen

    (Jyväskylä University School of Business and Economics)

Abstract

Creatine is a nitrogenous organic acid which supplies energy to body cells and enhances physical performance. Using the Young Finns Study combined with the Finnish Linked employer-employee data we show that quantities of creatine measured in 1980 prior to labour market entry affect entrepreneurial success as measured by capital income accumulation over the period 1993–2010 (in particular for females). However, we do not find evidence that creatine affects the propensity to become an entrepreneur. Our study contributes to the emerging literature on biomarkers and entrepreneurship.

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  • Cornelius A. Rietveld & Petri Böckerman & Jutta Viinikainen & Alex Bryson & Olli Raitakari & Jaakko Pehkonen, 2016. "Creatine and entrepreneurship," Journal of Bioeconomics, Springer, vol. 18(1), pages 53-64, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:kap:jbioec:v:18:y:2016:i:1:d:10.1007_s10818-016-9211-1
    DOI: 10.1007/s10818-016-9211-1
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    Keywords

    Creatine; Entrepreneurship; Self-employment;
    All these keywords.

    JEL classification:

    • J24 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity
    • L26 - Industrial Organization - - Firm Objectives, Organization, and Behavior - - - Entrepreneurship

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