Burke, Andrew E.; Nolan, Michael A.; FitzRoy, Felix R. - Max-Planck-Institut für Ökonomik, Max-Planck-Gesellschaft - 2006
Using decomposition analysis, the paper investigates the reasons why Northern England has less but higher performing self-employed businesses than the South. It finds the causes are mainly structural differences rather than due to regional variation in people's characteristics. The paper also...