TY  - JOUR
A1  - Sorgner, Alina
A1  - Fritsch, Michael
A1  - Kritikos, Alexander
T1  - Do entrepreneurs really earn less?
JF  - Small business economics : an international journal
N2  - Based on large representative German household survey data, we compare incomes of the self-employed with those of paid employees. We find that the entrepreneurial income gap is largest for those holding a tertiary degree, but in two directions: positive for employers (self-employed with further employees) and negative for solo entrepreneurs. Entrepreneurs holding a tertiary degree also face the greatest income variation. However, some solo self-employed earn more than their employed counterparts, in particular those with a university entrance degree as the highest level of education.
KW  - Income
KW  - Entrepreneurship
KW  - Self-employment
KW  - Germany
Y1  - 2017
U6  - https://doi.org/10.1007/s11187-017-9874-6
SN  - 0921-898X
SN  - 1573-0913
VL  - 49
SP  - 251
EP  - 272
PB  - Springer
CY  - Dordrecht
ER  -