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Abstract

There are anecdotal parallels between the productive activities, labour market conditions and policy importance of professional artists and entrepreneurs that suggest human capital similarities between them. We examine the psychological and behavioural characteristics associated with the pursuits of artistry and entrepreneurship. We conducted a laboratory study with 216 artists, entrepreneurs and professional workers performing a series of psychometric tasks to enable their direct comparison. We find both artists and entrepreneurs exhibit higher risk tolerance, openness to experience and intrinsic motivation compared to the control group of professional workers. Artists score higher in creativity and emotionality compared to entrepreneurs, and entrepreneurs in self-efficacy and extraversion compared to artists.

Item Type:	Article
Authors/Creators:	Arenius, P and Chuah, S-H and Coate, B and Hoffmann, R
Keywords:	artists, entrepreneurs, arts entrepreneurship, behavioural economics, experimental economics
Journal or Publication Title:	Small Business Economics
Publisher:	Kluwer Academic Publ
ISSN:	0921-898X
DOI / ID Number:	https://doi.org/10.1007/s11187-020-00420-1
Copyright Information:	Copyright 2020 Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature
Related URLs:	Google Scholar: Chuah, S-H
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