"Die FDZ entwickeln das Datenangebot für die wissenschaftliche Forschung kontinuierlich auf der Basis des bestehenden Datenbedarfs und in Kooperation mit der Wissenschaft weiter. Der Beitrag gibt einen Überblick über den aktuellen Stand des Datenangebotes und beschreibt einige...

"Der Beitrag dokumentiert die Datengenese der für wissenschaftliche Zwecke aufbereiteten Teilnahmemeldungen der Bundesagentur für Arbeit am Beispiel von Förderleistungen im Rahmen des ESF-Programms. 2004 und 2005 wurden systematische Änderungen in den datenliefernden Fachverfahren der...

"This paper investigates how founders' experience and professional background affect the duration of periods of self-employment, and to what extent the duration is affected by a balanced skill set in particular. In this context, an occupational choice framework based on a competing risk setting...

The major German health care reforms undertaken since the late 1990s resulted in the adoption of selective contracting mechanisms in a formerly sectorally separated health care system. These reforms marked the launch of managed care in Germany that is expected to yield both a higher quality of...

"This paper focuses on the question of whether improving the competence of new business founders through programs that offer external expertise enhances the duration of self-employment. In our analysis, we focus on three different programs that are provided along with a financial subsidy and...

In this paper, we study the determinants of waiting to start a venture creation process based on data from administrative data sources. Using survival modeling techniques, we find support for the idea that regional economic conditions have a significant but complex effect on the delay of entries.

Human capital has been shown to be highly important in the venture creation process. In this study, we account for the fact that human capital on the individual and regional levels may be interrelated in affecting entrepreneurship. We use German survey data, which allow us to focus on a specific...

This paper investigates the joint effect of local labor market conditions and individual differences on the duration of self-employment periods. Using register based, data the study focuses on previously unemployed business founders who have received public support to realize their...

Similar to, for example, the US, Switzerland or Great Britain the German health care sector has recently undergone a series of reforms towards managed care. These measures are intended to yield both a higher quality of care and cost containment. In our study we ask whether managed care reduces...