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Do entrepreneurs really earn less?
Sorgner, Alina; Fritsch, Michael; Kritikos, Alexander - 2014
Based on representative micro data for Germany, we compare the incomes of self-employed with those of wage workers. Our … employee, while the median solo entrepreneur earns less. However, solo entrepreneurship pays for those with a university …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010438895
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Do entrepreneurs really earn less?
Fritsch, Michael; Kritikos, Alexander; Sorgner, Alina - 2014
Based on representative micro data for Germany, we compare the incomes of self-employed with those of wage workers. Our … employee, while the median solo entrepreneur earns less. However, solo entrepreneurship pays for those with a university …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010433906
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Why did self-employment increase so strongly in Germany?
Fritsch, Michael; Kritikos, Alexander; Sorgner, Alina - 2015
Germany experienced a unique rise in the level of self-employment in the first two decades following unification. Applying the non-linear Blinder-Oaxaca decomposition technique, we find that the main factors driving these changes in the overall level of self-employment are demographic...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010473186
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Do entrepreneurs really earn less?
Sorgner, Alina; Fritsch, Michael; Kritikos, Alexander - 2014
Based on representative micro data for Germany, we compare the incomes of self-employed with those of wage workers. Our … employee, while the median solo entrepreneur earns less. However, solo entrepreneurship pays for those with a university …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010438045
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Why did self-employment increase so strongly in Germany?
Fritsch, Michael; Kritikos, Alexander; Sorgner, Alina - 2015 - This version: January 2015
Germany experienced a unique rise in the level of self-employment in the first two decades following unification. Applying the non-linear Blinder-Oaxaca decomposition technique, we find that the main factors driving these changes in the overall level of self-employment are demographic...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010479957
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Do entrepreneurs really earn less?
Sorgner, Alina; Fritsch, Michael; Kritikos, Alexander - 2014
Based on representative micro data for Germany, we compare the incomes of self-employed with those of wage workers. Our … employee, while the median solo entrepreneur earns less. However, solo entrepreneurship pays for those with a university …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010435309
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Verdienen Selbständige tatsächlich weniger als Angestellte?
Fritsch, Michael; Kritikos, Alexander S.; Sorgner, Alina - In: DIW Wochenbericht 82 (2015) 7, pp. 134-141
Based on German micro census data, this report compares the incomes of self-employed with those of employees. The …. However, solo entrepreneurship pays for those with a university entrance degree (Abitur) but no further professional …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010484684
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Occupational choice and self-employment : are they related?
Sorgner, Alina; Fritsch, Michael - 2013
-employment. -- entrepreneurial choice ; occupation-specific determinants of entrepreneurship ; risk preferences ; taste for variety …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009686464
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Types of institutions and well-being of self-employed and paid employees in Europe
Fritsch, Michael; Sorgner, Alina; Wyrwich, Michael - 2019
This paper analyzes the role of different types of institutions, such as entrepreneurship- facilitating entry … countries measured by data from EU Statistics on Income and Living Conditions (EU-SILC). We find that institutions never …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011999971
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Self-employment and well-being across institutional contexts
Fritsch, Michael; Sorgner, Alina; Wyrwich, Michael - 2018
-employed people as well as of paid employees varies considerably across countries. Our results indicate that entrepreneurship …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011811165