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What makes an entrepreneur and does it pay? : native men, Turks, and other migrants in Germany
Constant, Amelie; Shachmurove, Yochanan; Zimmermann, … - 2003
This paper focuses on the entrepreneurial endeavors of immigrants and natives in Germany. We pay closer attention to Turks, since they are the largest immigrant group with a strong entrepreneurial tradition, and the self-employed Turks in Germany represent about 70% of all Turkish entrepreneurs...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011439390
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Do entrepreneurs really earn less?
Sorgner, Alina; Fritsch, Michael; Kritikos, Alexander - 2014
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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German financial state aid during COVID-19 pandemic : higher impact among digitalized self-employed
Bertschek, Irene; Block, Jörn; Kritikos, Alexander; … - 2022
In response to strong revenue and income losses that a large share of the self-employed faced during the COVID-19 pandemic, the German federal government introduced a €50bn emergency aid program. Based on real-time online-survey data comprising more than 20,000 observations, we analyze the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013399812
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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...
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Would a flat tax stimulate entrepreneurship in Germany? : a behavioural microsimulation analysis allowing for risk
Fossen, Frank M. (contributor) - 2008
When possible income tax reforms are debated, the suspected impact on entrepreneurship is often used as an argument in … entrepreneurship based on microeconometric research have not been provided by the literature, however. This paper estimates the ex … taxation. -- Entrepreneurship ; income taxation, risk ; tax reform 2000 ; flat tax …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003725962
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Businesswomen in Germany and their performance by ethnicity : it pays to be self-employed
Constant, Amelie (contributor) - 2008
, success does not depend on their ethnicity. -- Businesswomen ; Entrepreneurship ; Self-employment ; Economics of Minorities …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003776591
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Gender differences in entrepreneurial choice and risk aversion : a decomposition based on a microeconometric model
Fossen, Frank M. - 2009
rate, but only a small part of their lower entry rate. -- Entrepreneurship ; self-employment ; risk aversion ; gender …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003889522
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Why are black-owned business less successful than white-owned business? : the role of families, inheritances, and business human capital
Fairlie, Robert W.; Robb, Alicia M. - In: Journal of labor economics 25 (2007) 2, pp. 289-323
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003459669
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Is entrepreneurial success predictable? : an ex-ante analysis of the character-based approach
Caliendo, Marco (contributor);  … - 2007
This paper empirically analyzes whether the character-based approach, which is based on the personality structure and the human capital of business founders, allows prediction of entrepreneurial success. A unique data set is used consisting of 414 previously unemployed persons whose personal...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003440087
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Precautionary and entrepreneurial saving : new evidence from German households
Fossen, Frank M.; Rostam-Afschar, Davud - 2009
; precautionary wealth ; entrepreneurship …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003874776