Allocation and Productivity of Time in New Ventures of Female and Male Entrepreneurs

This study investigates the factors explaining the number of hours invested in new ventures, making a distinction between the effect of preference for work time versus leisure time and that of productivity of work time. Using data of 1247 Dutch entrepreneurs, the authors find that time invested in the business is determined by various aspects of human, financial and social capital, availability of other income, outsourcing, side activities and gender.