Eine Rentenversicherungspflicht für Selbstständige steht immer wieder im Mittelpunkt der politischen Diskussion. Dabei wird das Bild der "schutzbedürftigen Solo-Selbstständigen" gezeichnet, die im Alter dem Sozialstaat zur Last fallen. Die empirische Basis über die Altersabsicherung von...

Despite substantial research on job satisfaction in self-employment, we know little about the specific consequences for the venture when job satisfaction declines after an external shock. Taking the COVID-19 pandemic as an example of an external shock and drawing on a sample of nearly 7,000...

Despite substantial research on job satisfaction in self-employment, we know little about the consequences for the venture when job satisfaction declines after an external shock. Taking the pandemic as an example of an external shock and drawing on 7,000 self-employed in Germany, we investigate...

Aktives Management gilt als ein Schlüssel für unternehmerischen Erfolg. Allerdings wurde die Bedeutung von Managementpraktiken bislang ausschließlich für große und mittlere Unternehmen untersucht. Neue Daten aus dem Sozio-oekonomischen Panel (SOEP) ermöglichen nun erstmals eine Analyse...

While Equity Crowdfunding (ECF) platforms are a virtual space for raising funds, geography remains relevant. To determine how location matters for entrepreneurs using equity crowdfunding (ECF), we analyze the spatial distribution of successful ECF campaigns and the spatial relationship between...

This article highlights the transformation of the German Institute for Economic Research ("DIW Berlin") toward a strong dedication to evidence-based policymaking during the first decade of the 21st century and is part of its centennial celebrations in 2025. This shift came in response to a...

In spring 2021, DIW Berlin, ZEW Mannheim, and the University of Trier conducted an online survey among self-employed persons to collect data about the situation of the self-employed in Germany one year after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. The online survey was disseminated in...

While Equity Crowdfunding (ECF) platforms are a virtual space for raising funds, geography remains relevant. To determine how location matters for entrepreneurs using equity crowdfunding (ECF), we analyze the spatial distribution of successful ECF campaigns and the spatial relationship between...