We explore the role of different types of self-employment for a persistence of the regional level of entrepreneurship … regarded a rather weak form of entrepreneurship. …

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 …

We use the historical self-employment rate as an indicator of a regional culture of entrepreneurship and link this … measure to economic growth in recent periods. The results indicate that German regions with a high level of entrepreneurship … a regional culture of entrepreneurship is an important resource for regional growth. …

start-up behaviour. We combine historical self-employment data (entrepreneurial tradition) with a psychological measure for … culture of entrepreneurship is positively related not only to the level of new business formation but also the amount of …

We investigate the relationship between cultural creativity and entrepreneurship in two respects: first, cultural and … classified as belonging to the "Creative Class" as compared to the non-creative class. The analysis is based on micro-data for … individuals of the German Socio Economic Panel (SOEP). We find, indeed, some significant links between entrepreneurship and …

data from 1992 to 2005 on 97 German regions to analyze recent convergence in self-employment rates. An astonishing catching … regions have achieved convergence with West German self-employment rates and some have not. -- Entrepreneurship ; regional …

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 …

-employed people as well as of paid employees varies considerably across countries. Our results indicate that entrepreneurship …

classified as being in the "creative class" as compared to the noncreative class. The analysis is based on micro data for … an important effect of an individual's profession on his or her decision to run an own business. -- Entrepreneurship …