We analyze how an entry regulation that imposes a mandatory educational standard affects entry into self-employment and occupational mobility. We exploit the German reunification as a natural experiment and identify regulatory effects by comparing differences between regulated occupations and...

We analyze how an entry regulation that imposes a mandatory educational standard affects entry into self-employment and occupational mobility. We exploit the German reunification as a natural experiment and identify regulatory effects by comparing differences between regulated occupations and...

We analyze how an entry regulation that imposes a mandatory educational standard affects entry into self-employment and occupational mobility. We exploit the German reunification as a natural experiment and identify regulatory effects by comparing differences between regulated occupations and...

We analyze how an entry regulation that imposes a mandatory educational standard affects entry into self-employment and occupational mobility. We exploit the German reunification as a natural experiment and identify regulatory effects by comparing differences between regulated occupations and...

Das Diskussionspapier greift die problematische Datenerfassung der Freien Berufe im Sozio-ökonomischen Panel (SOEP) auf. Im Mittelpunkt stehen sogenannte "kritische Wechsel" zwischen freiberuflichen und selbständigen Tätigkeiten innerhalb der Selbständigen-Gruppe des SOEP. Forschungsziel...