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 …

-employment. -- entrepreneurial choice ; occupation-specific determinants of entrepreneurship ; risk preferences ; taste for variety …

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

-employed people as well as of paid employees varies considerably across countries. Our results indicate that entrepreneurship …

entrepreneurship behavior. However, little is known about the role of the context in the relationship between personality and … entrepreneurship. This paper draws on the well-established psychological theory of vocational behavior, which emphasizes the crucial … occupations. -- entrepreneurship ; vocational choice ; Big Five ; occupational environment …

for the East German recovery of entrepreneurship after 40 years of socialist regime. We find different results for self … particular increase of solo-entrepreneurship. -- entrepreneurship ; Germany , non-linear Blinder-Oaxaca decomposition technique …

This paper investigates the persistence of entrepreneurship in the region of Kaliningrad between 1925 and 2010. During … suggests that persistence of entrepreneurship is higher in regions with a history of successful entrepreneurship. That is, in …

also for entrepreneurship, innovation, and thus, economic growth. We analyze the level and the determinants of self …-employment in creative professions at the level of individuals. The analysis is based on the representative micro data of the German … entrepreneur. Investigating the determinants of entrepreneurship within the creative class as compared to non-creative professions …