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Do entrepreneurs really earn less? : conference paper
Sorgner, Alina; Fritsch, Michael; Kritikos, Alexander - 2014
We compare, based on German data, the income of self-employed individuals with and without employees with the income of dependently employed individuals. Our results show that self-employed with employees tend to earn significantly higher incomes than their salaried counterparts, while with the...
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The returns to education for opportunity entrepreneurs, necessity entrepreneurs, and paid employees : conference paper
Fossen, Frank M.; Büttner, Tobias - 2013
We assess the relevance of formal education on the productivity of the self-employed and distinguish between opportunity entrepreneurs, who voluntarily pursue a business opportunity, and necessity entrepreneurs, who lack alternative employment options. We expect differences in the returns to...
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Unternehmertum : eine Herausforderung für die Zukunft
Braun, Gerald (ed.); Diensberg, Christoph (contributor) - 1999
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The entry into and exit out of selfemployment and business ownership in Canada
Grekou, Douwere; Liu, Huju - 2018
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Stepping forward : personality traits, choice of profession, and the decision to become self-employed ; conference paper
Fritsch, Michael; Sorgner, Alina - 2013
We argue that entrepreneurial choice proceeds in at least two steps, with vocational choice nearly always preceding choice of employment status, whether that be self-employment or dependent employment. Since the two decisions are interrelated, analysis of entrepreneurial choice as a single act...
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Policy brief on refugee entrepreneurship
OECD - 2019
This policy brief assesses the potential of entrepreneurship to be used as a tool for the integration of refugees into … entrepreneurship. The series includes policy briefs on women’s entrepreneurship, youth entrepreneurship, senior entrepreneurship …, access to business start-up finance for inclusive entrepreneurship and entrepreneurship among people with disabilities, as a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012107185
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Blockchain for SMEs and entrepreneurs in Israel
Bianchini, Marco; Kwon, Insung - 2020
entrepreneurship structure and trends in the country. The report analyses in particular the characteristics and trends of companies …
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Policy brief on women's entrepreneurship
Europäische Kommission; OECD - 2016
This policy brief on women in entrepreneurship was produced by the OECD and the European Commission. It explores the … gender gap in entrepreneurship, the differences between male- and female-owned businesses, and the unique challenges that … produced by the OECD and the European Commission on inclusive entrepreneurship. The series includes policy briefs on youth …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011877011
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Selbständige sind anders: Persönlichkeit beeinflusst unternehmerisches Handeln
Caliendo, Marco; Fossen, Frank M.; Kritikos, Alexander S. - In: DIW Wochenbericht 78 (2011) 11, pp. 2-8
Gut ein Zehntel aller Erwerbstätigen in Deutschland ist selbständig, und nur eine von hundert Erwerbspersonen wagt jedes Jahr den Schritt in die Selbständigkeit. Klassische Faktoren wie Bildung, Berufserfahrung und elterliche Prägung greifen zur Erklärung des Phänomens "Selbständigkeit"...
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