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Why did self-employment increase so strongly in Germany?

Fritsch, Michael; Kritikos, Alexander; Sorgner, Alina - 2015

Germany experienced a unique rise in the level of self-employment in the first two decades following unification … employees and the overall level of self-employment in West Germany, their explanatory power is much lower for the stronger … increase of solo self-employment and of self-employment in former socialist East Germany. …

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Do entrepreneurs really earn less?

Sorgner, Alina; Fritsch, Michael; Kritikos, Alexander - 2014

Based on representative micro data for Germany, we compare the incomes of self-employed with those of wage workers. Our …

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Business cycles and start-ups across industries : an empirical analysis of German regions

Konon, Alexander; Fritsch, Michael; Kritikos, Alexander - 2018

We analyze whether start-up rates in different industries systematically change with business cycle variables. Using a unique data set at the industry level, we mostly find correlations that are consistent with counter-cyclical influences of the business cycle on entries in both innovative and...

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Are senior entrepreneurs happier than who? : the role of income and health

Fritsch, Michael; Sorgner, Alina; Wyrwich, Michael - 2023

entrepreneurs as compared to paid employees and particularly retirees in Germany. The analysis identifies income and health status …

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Entrepreneurship in the Region

Fritsch, Michael (contributor); Schmude, Jürgen (contributor) - 2006

Entrepreneurship in the Region approaches many different aspects of entrepreneurship from a regional perspective. The regional influences on entrepreneurship analyzed entail regional peculiarities and disparities in new business formation processes, the success and the employment effects of new...

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Regional Trajectories of Entrepreneurship, Knowledge, and Growth : The Role of History and Culture

Fritsch, Michael; Wyrwich, Michael - 2019

an original, historical take on entrepreneurship and regional development. It is a landmark study on Germany showing that … on Germany there are clear lessons for scholars and policy-makers in all high-income countries. David J Storey … business formation in Germany 1907, 1925 and Today -- The persistence of regional entrepreneurship -- The case of East Germany …

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