Some facts behind graduate’s entrepreneurship in Europe

Educational, motivational and economic features are analyzed in a sample of young European graduates to identify the differential elements of entrepreneurship. The results suggest, first, that gender and country of origin are relevant to the decision of becoming an entrepreneur; second, that future entrepreneurs anticipate the higher demands of competence they will face and behave consistently during their studies; and, third, that through entrepreneurship graduates achieve higher earnings and more satisfactory work situations than through the other forms of labor participation.