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What makes an entrepreneur and does it pay? : native men, Turks, and other migrants in Germany
Constant, Amelie; Shachmurove, Yochanan; Zimmermann, … - 2003
This paper focuses on the entrepreneurial endeavors of immigrants and natives in Germany. We pay closer attention to Turks, since they are the largest immigrant group with a strong entrepreneurial tradition, and the self-employed Turks in Germany represent about 70% of all Turkish entrepreneurs...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011439390
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The effects of labor supply shocks on labor market outcomes : evidence from the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Mansour, Hani - 2010
Since September 2000, as a result of mobility restrictions, the supply of Palestinian workers competing for local jobs in the West Bank has increased by about fifty percent. This paper takes advantage of this unique natural experiment to study the effects of labor supply shocks on labor market...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003974532
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Fachkräftemangel : inländische Personalreserven als Alternative zur Zuwanderung
Fuchs, Johann; Weber, Brigitte - 2018
Die demografische Alterung führt langfristig zu einem sinkenden Arbeitskräftepotenzial. Zur Deckung der denkbaren Personallücke wird neben Zuwanderung auf die Förderung der Erwerbsbeteiligung von Frauen und Älteren gesetzt. Weil aktuelle Prognosen von einem Rückgang der nach Deutschland...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011805603
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Unemployment insurance for the self-employed: a way forward post-corona
Schoukens, Paul; Weber, Enzo - 2020
With the COVID-19 crisis as background, the underlying paper elaborates on setting up an unemployment insurance for self-employed. While a comprehensive approach would have clear advantages, it is crucial to adapt the rules of existing insurances for wage earners appropriately addressing the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012306704
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Public health insurance and entry into self-employment
Fossen, Frank M.; König, Johannes - 2015
insurance system on the entry rate into entrepreneurship. In Germany, the public health insurance system is mandatory for most … points, i.e. about a third of the average annual entry rate. The results show that the phenomenon of entrepreneurship lock …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010474213
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Do entrepreneurs really earn less?
Sorgner, Alina; Fritsch, Michael; Kritikos, Alexander - 2014
employee, while the median solo entrepreneur earns less. However, solo entrepreneurship pays for those with a university …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010438045
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German financial state aid during COVID-19 pandemic : higher impact among digitalized self-employed
Bertschek, Irene; Block, Jörn; Kritikos, Alexander; … - 2022
In response to strong revenue and income losses that a large share of the self-employed faced during the COVID-19 pandemic, the German federal government introduced a €50bn emergency aid program. Based on real-time online-survey data comprising more than 20,000 observations, we analyze the...
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Emergency aid for self-employed in the COVID-19 pandemic : a flash in the pan?
Block, Jörn; Kritikos, Alexander; Priem, Maximilian; … - 2020
The self-employed are among those facing the highest probability of strong income losses during the COVID-19 pandemic. Governments in many countries introduced support programs to support the self-employed, including the German federal government, which approved a €50bn emergency aid program...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012406215
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Why did self-employment increase so strongly in Germany?
Fritsch, Michael; Kritikos, Alexander; Sorgner, Alina - 2015 - This version: January 2015
Germany experienced a unique rise in the level of self-employment in the first two decades following unification. Applying the non-linear Blinder-Oaxaca decomposition technique, we find that the main factors driving these changes in the overall level of self-employment are demographic...
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Would a flat tax stimulate entrepreneurship in Germany? : a behavioural microsimulation analysis allowing for risk
Fossen, Frank M. (contributor) - 2008
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 … taxation. -- Entrepreneurship ; income taxation, risk ; tax reform 2000 ; flat tax …
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