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Entrepreneurship and creative professions: A micro-level analysis
Fritsch, Michael; Sorgner, Alina - 2013
also for entrepreneurship, innovation, and thus, economic growth. We analyze the level and the determinants of self …-employment in creative professions at the level of individuals. The analysis is based on the representative micro data of the German … entrepreneur. Investigating the determinants of entrepreneurship within the creative class as compared to non-creative professions …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010291579
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Entrepreneurship and Creative Professions: A Micro-Level Analysis
Fritsch, Michael; Sorgner, Alina - Forschungsbasierte Infrastruktureinrichtung … - 2013
also for entrepreneurship, innovation, and thus, economic growth. We analyze the level and the determinants of self …-employment in creative professions at the level of individuals. The analysis is based on the representative micro data of the German … entrepreneur. Investigating the determinants of entrepreneurship within the creative class as compared to non-creative professions …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010896270
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Are senior entrepreneurs happier than who? The role of income and health
Fritsch, Michael; Sorgner, Alina; Wyrwich, Michael - 2023
We propose an extension of the standard occupational choice model to analyze the life satisfaction of senior entrepreneurs as compared to paid employees and particularly retirees in Germany. The analysis identifies income and health status as main factors that shape the relationship between...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014438357
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Occupational choice and self-employment: Are they related?
Sorgner, Alina; Fritsch, Michael - 2013
Often, a person will become an entrepreneur only after a period of dependent employment, suggesting that occupational choices precede entrepreneurial choices. We investigate the relationship between occupational choice and self-employment. The findings suggest that the occupational choice of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010290953
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Stepping forward: Personality traits, choice of profession, and the decision to become self-employed
Fritsch, Michael; Sorgner, Alina - 2013
We argue that entrepreneurial choice proceeds in at least in two steps, with vocational choice nearly always preceding choice of employment status, whether that be self-employment or dependent employment. Since the two decisions are interrelated, analysis of entrepreneurial choice as a single...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010291577
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Occupational Choice and Self-Employment: Are They Related?
Sorgner, Alina; Fritsch, Michael - Forschungsbasierte Infrastruktureinrichtung … - 2013
Often, a person will become an entrepreneur only after a period of dependent employment, suggesting that occupational choices precede entrepreneurial choices. We investigate the relationship between occupational choice and self-employment. The findings suggest that the occupational choice of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010896269
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Stepping Forward: Personality Traits, Choice of Profession, and the Decision to Become Self-Employed
Fritsch, Michael; Sorgner, Alina - Forschungsbasierte Infrastruktureinrichtung … - 2013
We argue that entrepreneurial choice proceeds in at least in two steps, with vocational choice nearly always preceding choice of employment status, whether that be self-employment or dependent employment. Since the two decisions are interrelated, analysis of entrepreneurial choice as a single...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010784008
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Are Self-Employed Really Happier than Employees? An Approach Modelling Adaptation and Anticipation Effects to Self-Employment and General Job Changes
Hanglberger, Dominik; Merz, Joachim - 2011
Empirical analyses using cross-sectional and panel data found significantly higher levels of job satisfaction for self … changes. Based on data from the German Socio-Economic Panel Survey (SOEP) we find that becoming self-employed is associated …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011601018
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Are Self-Employed Really Happier than Employees?: An Approach Modelling Adaptation and Anticipation Effects to Self-Employment and General Job Changes
Hanglberger, Dominik; Merz, Joachim - Forschungsbasierte Infrastruktureinrichtung … - 2011
Empirical analyses using cross-sectional and panel data found significantly higher levels of job satisfaction for self … changes. Based on data from the German Socio-Economic Panel Survey (SOEP) we find that becoming self-employed is associated …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009644129