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Personality Traits, Self-Employment, and Professions

Fritsch, Michael; Rusakova, Alina - 2010

classified as being in the "creative class" as compared to the noncreative class. The analysis is based on micro data for …

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Personal Bankruptcy Law, Wealth and Entrepreneurship: Theory and Evidence from the Introduction of a "Fresh Start"

Fossen, Frank M. - 2011

, lenders may charge higher interest rates or ration credit supply, which can hamper entrepreneurship. Both aspects of a more … natural experiment, based on representative household panel data. The results indicate that the insurance effect of a more … entrepreneurship. …

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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...

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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 …

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