Adopted children whose biological parents included an entrepreneur are 20pc more likely than the general population to become entrepreneurs themselves, but the effect of post-birth factors is more than twice as great: A child whose adopted parents include an entrepreneur is 45pc more likely than the rest of the population to eventually start his own business, according to a study of Swedish adoption records by Matthew J. Lindquist of Stockholm University and two colleagues.

(Source: Journal of Labor Economics)

Published in Dawn, Economic & Business, April 20th , 2015

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