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Drivers of self-employment : a multivariate decomposition analysis for the case of Germany
Fritsch, Michael; Kritikos, Alexander; Sorgner, Alina - 2013
We analyze the sources of the rise in the levels of self-employment in Germany since reunification by applying the non …-linear Blinder-Oaxaca decomposition technique. This analysis is performed separately for East and West Germany in order to account … particular increase of solo-entrepreneurship. -- entrepreneurship ; Germany , non-linear Blinder-Oaxaca decomposition technique …
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Do entrepreneurs really earn less?
Sorgner, Alina; Fritsch, Michael; Kritikos, Alexander - 2014
Based on representative micro data for Germany, we compare the incomes of self-employed with those of wage workers. Our …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010438895
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Do entrepreneurs really earn less?
Sorgner, Alina; Fritsch, Michael; Kritikos, Alexander - In: Small business economics : an entrepreneurship journal 49 (2017) 2, pp. 251-272
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Do entrepreneurs really earn less? : conference paper
Sorgner, Alina; Fritsch, Michael; Kritikos, Alexander - 2014
We compare, based on German data, the income of self-employed individuals with and without employees with the income of dependently employed individuals. Our results show that self-employed with employees tend to earn significantly higher incomes than their salaried counterparts, while with the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010485982
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Do entrepreneurs really earn less?
Sorgner, Alina; Fritsch, Michael; Kritikos, Alexander - 2014
Based on representative micro data for Germany, we compare the incomes of self-employed with those of wage workers. Our …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010438045
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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/10009686464
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Entrepreneurial career paths : occupational context and the propensity to become self-employed
Sorgner, Alina; Fritsch, Michael - In: Small business economics : an entrepreneurship journal 51 (2018) 1, pp. 129-152
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Non-cognitive skills, occupational choices, and entrepreneurship : an empirical analysis of entrepreneurs' career choices
Sorgner, Alina - In: International journal of entrepreneurship and small business 25 (2015) 2, pp. 208-230
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011398835
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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/10009687728
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Historical shocks and persistence of economic activity : evidence on self-employment from a unique natural experiment
Fritsch, Michael; Sorgner, Alina; Wyrwich, Michael; … - In: Regional studies : official journal of the Regional … 53 (2019) 6, pp. 790-802
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