Do entrepreneurs really earn less?
- 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.
| Author details: | Alina SorgnerORCiD, Michael Fritsch, Alexander KritikosORCiDGND |
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| DOI: | https://doi.org/10.1007/s11187-017-9874-6 |
| ISSN: | 0921-898X |
| ISSN: | 1573-0913 |
| Title of parent work (English): | Small business economics : an international journal |
| Publisher: | Springer |
| Place of publishing: | Dordrecht |
| Publication type: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Year of first publication: | 2017 |
| Publication year: | 2017 |
| Release date: | 2020/04/20 |
| Tag: | Entrepreneurship; Germany; Income; Self-employment |
| Volume: | 49 |
| Number of pages: | 22 |
| First page: | 251 |
| Last Page: | 272 |
| Funding institution: | Research Data Center of the German Statistical Offices of the Laender at the DIW Berlin |
| Organizational units: | Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaftliche Fakultät / Wirtschaftswissenschaften |
| Peer review: | Referiert |
