Based on representative micro data for Germany, we compare the incomes of self-employed with those of wage workers. Our … employee, while the median solo entrepreneur earns less. However, solo entrepreneurship pays for those with a university …

Because entrepreneurial activity can stimulate job creation and long-term economic growth, promoting entrepreneurship …

-specific determinants of entrepreneurship also remain relatively constant over time. Another explanation could be the existence of a … regional entrepreneurship culture. Such an entrepreneurial culture could maybe even outwear considerable 'jumps' in the … regional entrepreneurship in three different scenarios with different degrees of changes of the economic conditions. The basic …

estimate a bivariate random effects probit on a self-employmentsample drawn from register data. We find that those who are …

Several studies confirm a positive relationship between age and entrepreneurship. This paper analyses if this statement … entrepreneurship this paper further adds to existing literature by separating regions into different categories along the urban …-rural hierarchy. The results confirm the finding that entrepreneurship is a positive function of age. Individuals above 55 and 64 have …

, focussing specifically on poor performance enterprises, a prevalent but disregarded type of entrepreneurship. Using German panel … data (1984-2015), I find that self-employment (compared to employment) typically negatively impacts on life satisfaction …

Despite the high prevalence of hybrid entrepreneurs among multiple job holders, research on hybrid entrepreneurship and … both research streams by building on hybrid entrepreneurship theories to explain why multiple job holders frequently have … higher hourly earnings in their second job compared to their main job. Consistent with these entrepreneurship theories, our …

start-up behaviour. We combine historical self-employment data (entrepreneurial tradition) with a psychological measure for … culture of entrepreneurship is positively related not only to the level of new business formation but also the amount of …

an instrumental variables approachand a data set of more than ten thousand individuals from 27 European countries and the … the likelihood that he/she starts a business.Implications for entrepreneurship research and practice are discussed. …

up a risky entrepreneurial venture. Using administrative data from Denmark, where unemployment insurance (UI) is … positive for would-be entrepreneurs, in contrast to correlations in the data or uninstrumented estimates. Using firm data, we …