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Financial student aid and enrollment into higher education : new evidence from Germany

Steiner, Viktor (contributor); … - 2008

We estimate the elasticity of enrollment into higher education with respect to the amount of means tested student aid (BAfoeG) provided by the federal government using the German Socioeconomic Panel (SOEP). Potential student aid is derived on the basis of a detailed tax-benefit microsimulation...

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Does distance determine who attends a university in Germany?

Spieß, C. Katharina (contributor); … - 2008

We analyze the role of distance from a university in the decision to attend higher education in Germany. Students who …

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Do guns displace books? : the impact of compulsory military service on educational attainment

Bauer, Thomas K.; Bender, Stefan; Paloyo, Alfredo R.; … - 2011

regulations associated with the introduction of conscription in Germany in 1956. We estimate conscription to increase the …

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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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