Entrepreneurial Management
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- 2026
- Working Paper
Declining Occupations and Career Outcomes in the United States
By: Erling Barth, Maria Forthun Hoen, Sari Pekkala Kerr and William R. KerrWe study long-run career consequences of initial employment in an occupation that subsequently declines. Linking the 2000 Decennial Census to US administrative employment and earnings records through 2020, we follow more than 2.4 million workers. Employment in an occupation that contracts by at least 25 percent is associated with about 5 percent lower cumulative earnings despite slightly more quarters worked. The earnings differential closely matches evidence from Sweden and Norway, although employment adjustment differs. Occupational mobility is substantial but incomplete, while children’s later occupational destinations are much less tied to their household heads’ 2000 occupational-growth categories.
- 2026
- Working Paper
Declining Occupations and Career Outcomes in the United States
By: Erling Barth, Maria Forthun Hoen, Sari Pekkala Kerr and William R. KerrWe study long-run career consequences of initial employment in an occupation that subsequently declines. Linking the 2000 Decennial Census to US administrative employment and earnings records through 2020, we follow more than 2.4 million workers. Employment in an occupation that contracts by at least 25 percent is associated with about 5 percent...
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About the Unit
The Entrepreneurial Management Unit strives to raise the level of academic work in the field of entrepreneurship, in methodological rigor, conceptual depth, and managerial applicability. We also strive to improve the odds of entrepreneurial success for our students and for practitioners worldwide.
Because it is such a complex phenomenon, entrepreneurship must be studied through multiple lenses. We use three.
- The process of entrepreneurship - We seek to understand the processes of entrepreneurial activity in start-ups and established firms by examining the antecedents and consequences of various forms of entrepreneurial opportunity identification and opportunity pursuit for individuals, organizations, and industries. We see experimentation and innovation in products, services, processes, and business models as central to entrepreneurial activity.
- The finance of entrepreneurship - We seek to understand the financing of entrepreneurial ventures by studying the antecedents and consequences of entrepreneurial funding decisions both domestically and internationally.
- The context of entrepreneurship - We seek to understand the ways in which entrepreneurs both respond to and shape the context in which they operate, by examining the history of entrepreneurship across time and national borders and by analyzing the legal and cultural contexts for managerial action.
Please also visit the Arthur Rock Center for Entrepreneurship.
Recent Publications
The Agile Community College: Dynamic Labor Market Alignment in an AI-Driven Economy
- 2026 |
- Report |
- Faculty Research
Declining Occupations and Career Outcomes in the United States
- 2026 |
- Working Paper |
- Faculty Research
TikTok's Go-to-Market Big Bet: Pampers (2021)
- August 2026 |
- Case |
- Faculty Research
The Venture Capital Job: How to Get It; How to Start Off Strong
- August 2026 |
- Case |
- Faculty Research
Entrepreneurship and Innovation in the Life Sciences Fall Term 2026: Course Outline and Syllabus
- July 2026 |
- Course Overview Note |
- Faculty Research
Chinese Sputnik Moments?
- 2026 |
- Working Paper |
- Faculty Research
Google Labs' Voice Dilemma
- July 2026 |
- Case |
- Faculty Research
