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Verdienen Selbständige tatsächlich weniger als Angestellte?

Fritsch, Michael; Kritikos, Alexander; Sorgner, Alina - In: DIW-Wochenbericht : Wirtschaft, Politik, Wissenschaft 82 (2015) 7, pp. 134-141

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 … variation in incomes of self-employed is higher than that of employees, thus confirming that self-employment can be associated …

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Drivers of self-employment: A multivariate decomposition analysis for the case of Germany

Fritsch, Michael; Kritikos, Alexander; Sorgner, Alina - 2013

-linear Blinder-Oaxaca decomposition technique. This analysis is performed separately for East and West Germany in order to account …. The analysis also suggests that changes in personal attitudes toward self-employment might be responsible for the …

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Do Entrepreneurs Really Earn Less?

Sorgner, Alina; Fritsch, Michael; Kritikos, Alexander - 2014

dependently employed individuals. Our results show that self-employed with employees tend to earn significantly higher incomes …

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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 … distribution in their previous salaried job. Surprisingly, the variation in hourly incomes of solo entrepreneurs is higher than …

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Why did self-employment increase so strongly in Germany?

Fritsch, Michael; Kritikos, Alexander; Sorgner, Alina - 2015

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...

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Selbständigkeit in Deutschland: Der Trend zeigt seit langem nach oben

Fritsch, Michael; Kritikos, Alexander; Rusakova, Alina - In: DIW Wochenbericht 79 (2012) 4, pp. 3-12

Die unternehmerische Selbständigkeit hat in Deutschland in den letzten 20 Jahren einen starken Aufschwung erfahren. Die Zahl der Selbständigen ist zwischen 1991 und 2009 um 40 Prozent gestiegen. Verantwortlich für diese Entwicklung sind die Nachholprozesse in Ostdeutschland, der...

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Who starts a business and who is self-employed in Germany

Fritsch, Michael; Kritikos, Alexander; Rusakova, Alina - 2012

Based on representative data, the German Micro-Census, we provide an overview of the development of self-employment and entrepreneurship in Germany between 1991 and 2011, the first two decades after reunification. We investigate the socio-economic background of these individuals, their...

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Self-employment in Germany: The trend has been increasing for some time

Fritsch, Michael; Kritikos, Alexander; Rusakova, Alina - In: DIW Economic Bulletin 2 (2012) 3, pp. 17-26

Entrepreneurial self-employment in Germany has undergone a strong upturn in the last 20 years. The number of self-employed people rose by 40 percent between 1991 and 2009. The reasons for this development are the catch-up processes in eastern Germany, structural change towards the service...

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Who starts a business and who is self-employed in Germany

Fritsch, Michael; Kritikos, Alexander; Rusakova, Alina - 2012

Based on representative data, the German Micro-Census, we provide an overview of the development of self-employment and entrepreneurship in Germany between 1991 and 2010, the first two decades after reunification. We investigate the socioeconomic background of these individuals, their education,...

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Who Starts a Business and Who is Self-Employedin Germany

Fritsch, Michael; Kritikos, Alexander; Rusakova, Alina - Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit <Bonn> - 2012

Based on representative data, the German Micro-Census, we provide an overview of thedevelopment of self-employment and entrepreneurship in Germany between 1991 and 2010,the first two decades after reunification. We investigate the socioeconomic background ofthese individuals, their education,...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009486960