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 …

and drastic changes in the politic-economic environment. We thus conclude that regional entrepreneurship cultures do exist … and that they have long-lasting effects. -- Entrepreneurship ; self-employment ; new business formation ; persistence …

Based on representative data, the German Micro-Census, we provide an overview of the development of self-employment and … entrepreneurship in Germany between 1991 and 2010, the first two decades after reunification. We investigate the socioeconomic … starting a business. -- Entrepreneurship ; self-employment ; start-ups ; Germany …

extent it is the business cycle or the employment status influencing entry rates into entrepreneurship. Our analysis for …