"Der Aufsatz präsentiert Ergebnisse einer Befragung zu Unterschieden der Arbeitsproduktivität in 104 mittelständischen Betrieben Ost- und Westdeutschlands. Im Mittel beträgt die Arbeitsproduktivität der ostdeutschen Betriebe derzeit etwa 45% des westdeutschen Niveaus; berücksichtigt man...

Do economic recessions and high unemployment lead to more business start-ups or are people more likely to become self-employed in periods of economic prosperity? Our analysis for Germany reveals that the cyclical component of real GDP has a negative effect on start-up activities. Moreover, the...

Germany experienced a unique rise in the level of self-employment in the first two decades following unification. Applying the non-linear Blinder-Oaxaca decomposition technique, we find that the main factors driving these changes in the overall level of self-employment are demographic...

Based on German micro census data, this report compares the incomes of self-employed with those of employees. The analysis distinguishes between soloself- employed and self-employed with further employees and shows that the median self-employed with employees earns significantly more than the...

Based on representative micro data for Germany, we compare the incomes of self-employed with those of wage workers. Our results show that the median self-employed entrepreneur with employees earns significantly more than the median salaried employee, while the median solo entrepreneur earns...

We investigate whether people become more willingly self-employed during boom periods or in recessions and to what extent it is the business cycle or the employment status influencing entry rates into entrepreneurship. Our analysis for Germany reveals that start-up activities are positively...

We investigate whether people are more willing to become self-employed during boom periods or during recessions and to what extent business cycles or unemployment levels influence entries into entrepreneurship. Our analysis for Germany reveals that there is a positive relationship between...

Germany experienced a unique rise in the level of self-employment in the first two decades following unification. Applying the non-linear Blinder-Oaxaca decomposition technique, we find that the main factors driving these changes in the overall level of self-employment are demographic...