and dependent employment are estimated separately by gender, accounting for non-random selection into the employment … rate, but only a small part of their lower entry rate. -- Entrepreneurship ; self-employment ; risk aversion ; gender … in Germany. To explain the gender gap, a structural microeconometric model of the transition rates is estimated, which …

employment options. We expect differences in the returns to education between these groups because of different levels of control …

development. On the basis of a large, representative household panel survey, we examine the extent to which the Big Five traits … into self-employment and survival of self-employed persons in Germany. The empirical analysis reveals that among the …