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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 …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011999971

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 conditions …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012006084

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

Entrepreneurship and job satisfaction : the role of age

Fritsch, Michael; Sorgner, Alina; Wyrwich, Michael - 2018

This paper investigates the relationship between job satisfaction and age for self-employed persons as compared to paid employees. While, on average, there are higher levels of job satisfaction in self-employment as compared to paid employment, we find that an individual's age is an important...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011897003

How much of a socialist legacy? : the reemergence of entrepreneurship in the East German transformation to a market economy

Fritsch, Michael; Bublitz, Elisabeth; Rusakova, Alina; … - 2012

The 40 years of socialist regime in East Germany were characterized by a massive anti-entrepreneurship policy. We … investigate the reemergence of entrepreneurship in East Germany during its transformation to a market economy following the … market economy, suggesting the existence of a long-lasting regional entrepreneurship culture. -- Entrepreneurship ; self …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009569639

Entrepreneurship in the East German transition process : lessons for the Korean Peninsula

Fritsch, Michael; Wyrwich, Michael - 2016

This paper summarizes the role of entrepreneurship in the East German transformation process that followed the … policy should have a special focus on entrepreneurship. In particular, it should try to utilize and strengthen the …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011562594

Socioeconomic heritage and rapid firm growth

Wyrwich, Michael - 2009

. -- Entrepreneurship ; Rapid firm growth ; Strategy ; Management ; West Germany ; East Germany …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003906043

Initial conditions and regional performance in the aftermath of disruptive shocks : the case of East Germany after socialism

Fritsch, Michael; Wyrwich, Michael - 2020

and a tradition of entrepreneurship have long-run positive effects on development in regions that face disruptive shocks …. Entrepreneurship and knowledge play a less important role for development across West German regions, where no significant shocks …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012311545

One transition story does not fit them all : initial regional conditions and new business formation after socialism

Fritsch, Michael; Kristalova, Maria; Wyrwich, Michael - 2020

We investigate the reasons for the pronounced regional differences of new business formation after the transformation from a socialist planned system to a market economy in East Germany. Relatively high start-up rates are found in regions that had a well-qualified workforce and a relatively high...

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