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 …

This paper analyzes the role of different types of institutions, such as entrepreneurship-facilitating entry conditions … countries measured by data from EU Statistics on Income and Living Conditions (EU-SILC). We find that institutions never …

unemployment. We test the role of skills and training for productive youth entrepreneurship on data from a recent survey of … of youth start-ups. Our paper contributes to closing a gap in the entrepreneurship and development literature with a …

what extent business cycles or unemployment levels influence entries into entrepreneurship. Our analysis for Germany …

Based on representative data, the German Micro-Census, we provide an overview of the development of self-employment and … entrepreneurship in Germany between 1991 and 2010, the first two decades after reunification. We investigate the socioeconomic … starting a business. -- entrepreneurship ; self-employment ; start-ups ; Germany …

unique data set at the industry level, we mostly find correlations that are consistent with counter-cyclical influences of …

Analyzing data on all U.S. employers in a cohort of entering firms, we document a highly skewed size distribution, such … entering with one. We link administrative and survey data to study the role of founder characteristics in high growth, defined …

entrepreneurship in high-value added activities has made limited contributions to this growth, in part because of a weak business …