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Start-up success of freelancers : new microeconometric evidence from the German Socio-Economic Panel
Merz, Joachim (contributor); Paic, Peter (contributor) - 2006
If certain start-up characteristics will indicate a business success, knowing such characteristics could generate more successful start-ups and more efficient start-up counseling. Our study will contribute to this by quantifying individual success determinants of freelance start-ups. The data...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003301655
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The role of the regional milieu for the decision to start a new firm : empirical evidence for Germany
Wagner, Joachim; Sternberg, Rolf G. - 2002
are lacking in Germany, we know from empirical studies that entry rates differ between regions, and that the propensity to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011411296
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Skills, scope, and success : an empirical look at the start-up process in creative industries in Germany
Kohn, Karsten; Wewel, Solvejg A. - 2018
Germany, our regression results show that entrepreneurs in creative industries tend to be younger and better educated than …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011881166
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The CPS citizenship question and survey refusals : causal and semi-causal evidence featuring a two-stage regression discontinuity design
Bernhardt, Robert; Wunnava, Phanindra V. - 2020
The unsuccessful attempt to add a citizenship question to the Census has drawn attention to citizenship questions on other surveys. Simultaneously, researchers have noted a recent increase in Current Population Survey non-response. We combine these topics, studying the effect of the CPS...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012237449
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Mexican immigrants, the labor market and the current population survey : seasonality effects, framing effects, and sensitivity of results
Lozano, Fernando (contributor); Sorensen, Todd (contributor) - 2008
produce seasonality effects that differentially affect the composition of recent and earlier migrants, thereby changing …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003652678
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Surveying migrant households : a comparison of census-based, snowball, and intercept point surveys/ David J. McKenzie; Johan Mistiaen
McKenzie, David J. (contributor);  … - 2007
Few representative surveys of households of migrants exist, limiting our ability to study the effects of international … survey methods in collecting data from Japanese-Brazilian families, many of whom send migrants to Japan. The three surveys … Nikkei community gatherings, ethnic grocery stores, sports clubs, and other locations where family members of migrants are …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003591500
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Immigrant job search in the UK : evidence from panel data
Frijters, Paul (contributor); Shields, Michael (contributor) - 2003 - [Elektronische Ressource]
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10001800168
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Does self-employment increase the economic well-being of low-skilled workers?
Lofstrom, Magnus - 2009
Low-skilled workers do not fare well in today's skill intensive economy and their opportunities continue to diminish. Given that individuals in this challenging skill segment of the workforce are more likely to have poor experiences in the labor market, and hence incur greater public expenses,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003909292
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Entrepreneurship and survival dynamics of immigrants to the US and their descendants
Georgarakos, Dimitris (contributor);  … - 2007
Many studies have explored the determinants of entering into entrepreneurship and the differences in self-employment rates across racial and ethnic groups. However, very little is known about the survival in entrepreneurship of immigrants to the U.S. and their descendants. Employing data from...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003595346
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Immigration policy and entrepreneurship
Mahuteau, Stéphane; Piracha, Matloob; Tani, Massimiliano; … - 2011
This paper analyses the impact of a change in Australia's immigration policy, introduced in the mid-1990s, on migrants …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009524389