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insurance system on the entry rate into entrepreneurship. In Germany, the public health insurance system is mandatory for most … based on representative household panel data for Germany, which include personal health information, and we account for … points, i.e. about a third of the average annual entry rate. The results show that the phenomenon of entrepreneurship lock …
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entrepreneurship empirically by means of investments made by active owners of closely held firms. Using detailed Swedish tax data, we …
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Why do people engage in entrepreneurship and commit large parts of their personal wealth to their business, despite … and exit decisions. Nonpecuniary benefits of entrepreneurship, such as being independent in the workplace, also contribute …
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puzzle. The analysis is based on a large, representative panel data set for Germany, which provides information on asset …
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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 …
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Experimental evidence reveals that there is a strong willingness to trust and to act in both positively and negatively reciprocal ways. So far it is rarely analyzed whether these variables of social cognition influence everyday decision making behavior. We focus on entrepreneurs who are...
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, lenders may charge higher interest rates or ration credit supply, which can hamper entrepreneurship. Both aspects of a more … experiment, based on representative household panel data. The results indicate that the insurance effect of a more forgiving … entrepreneurship. …
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We assess the relevance of formal education for 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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Why are female entrepreneurs so rare? Women have both to a lower entry rate into selfemployment and a higher exit rate in Germany. To explain the gender gap, a structural microeconometric model of the transition rates is estimated, which includes a standard risk aversion parameter. As inputs...
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