Endbericht eines von der Europäischen Kommission beauftragten Projektes zur Identifikation und Analyse von strukturellen Hindernissen, mit denen unselbstständig Beschäftigte konfrontiert sind, wenn sie sich selbstständig machen wollen. Darüber hinaus werden jene "best practices" in den...

We investigate how a transition from paid employment to self-employment in the labor market influences life satisfaction. Furthermore, we consider the dynamics of work and leisure satisfaction because the balance between work and leisure is an important element of life satisfaction....

Taller individuals typically have occupations with higher social status and higher earnings than shorter individuals. Further, entrepreneurship is associated with high social status in numerous countries; hence, entrepreneurs might be taller than wage workers. Using data from the German...