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Entrepreneurship in the East German transition process: Lessons for the Korean Peninsula

Fritsch, Michael; Wyrwich, Michael - 2016

This paper summarizes the role of entrepreneurship in the East German transformation process that followed the breakdown of the socialist regime and subsequent unification with West Germany. The main aim of this exercise is to derive conclusions and recommendations for a potential unification of...

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Self-employment and well-being across institutional contexts

Fritsch, Michael; Sorgner, Alina; Wyrwich, Michael - 2018

-friendly institutions in a country are conducive to the well-being of self-employed. Remarkably, the quality of entrepreneurial institutions …

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Types of institutions and well-being of self-employed and paid employees in Europe

Fritsch, Michael; Sorgner, Alina; Wyrwich, Michael - 2019

This paper analyzes the role of different types of institutions, such as entrepreneurship- facilitating entry … countries measured by data from EU Statistics on Income and Living Conditions (EU-SILC). We find that institutions never … affected both occupational groups in opposite ways. Our findings indicate that labor market institutions do not play an …

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Initial conditions and regional performance in the aftermath of disruptive shocks: The case of East Germany after socialism

Fritsch, Michael; Wyrwich, Michael - 2020

We investigate how initial conditions that existed in East Germany at the end of the socialist regime impact regional development during the turbulent shock transition to a market economic system. Our investigation spans a period of almost 30 years. Both the self-employment rate (an indication...

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