We explore the role of different types of self-employment for a persistence of the regional level of entrepreneurship … regarded a rather weak form of entrepreneurship. …

employee, while the median solo entrepreneur earns less. However, solo entrepreneurship pays for those with a university …

We use the historical self-employment rate as an indicator of a regional culture of entrepreneurship and link this … measure to economic growth in recent periods. The results indicate that German regions with a high level of entrepreneurship … a regional culture of entrepreneurship is an important resource for regional growth. …

culture of entrepreneurship is positively related not only to the level of new business formation but also the amount of …

This paper tests the importance of social contacts on entrepreneurship. To measure differences in the …. -- Occupational choice ; entrepreneurship ; social contacts …

We investigate the relationship between cultural creativity and entrepreneurship in two respects: first, cultural and … individuals of the German Socio Economic Panel (SOEP). We find, indeed, some significant links between entrepreneurship and … cultural creativity that deserve further investigation. -- Entrepreneurship ; new business formation ; cultural creativity …

regions have achieved convergence with West German self-employment rates and some have not. -- Entrepreneurship ; regional …