A 2003 European Commission Green Paper reported that 46% of Europeans versus 25% of Americans agreed that one should not start a business when there was a risk it might fail.

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Location PART 2 - FOUR HIDDEN CHIMNEYS CHAPTER 6: SCAFFOLDING FOR INFLUENCE Dangers of Entrepreneurship

"A 2003 European Commission Green Paper reported that 46% of Europeans versus 25% of Americans agreed that one should not start a business when there was a risk it might fail."

This gives historical quantitative footing to the Atlantic risk-attitude contrast, but it is a dated survey and should not be presented as a timeless description of European and American psychology.

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Source title Green Paper - Entrepreneurship in Europe

Source authors European Commission

Source year 2003

Confidence high

Importance high