IZA Discussion Papers

published as 'Digital Entrepreneurship' in: Liebregts, W., van den Heuvel, WJ., van den Born, A. (eds), Data Science for Entrepreneurship. Classroom Companion: Business. Springer, Cham, 2023, 279-303

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13491

Cognitive Performance in the Home Office - Evidence from Professional Chess

Steffen Künn, Christian Seel, Dainis Zegners

published in: Economic Journal, 2022, 132 (643), 1218 - 1232

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13471

Dream Jobs

Giordano Mion, Luca David Opromolla, Gianmarco Ottaviano

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13436

Entrepreneurial Recovery from COVID-19: Decentralization, Democratization, Demand, Distribution, and Demography

Wim Naudé

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13390

Does Emigration Drain Entrepreneurs?

Massimo Anelli, Gaetano Basso, Giuseppe Ippedico, Giovanni Peri

published as 'Emigration and Entrepreneurial Drain' in: American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 2023, 15 (2), 218–252

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13275

Do Generous Parental Leave Policies Help Top Female Earners?

Gozde Corekcioglu, Marco Francesconi, Astrid Kunze

published in: Oxford Review of Economic Policy, 2020, 36(4), 882-902

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13216

Gender-Specific Duration of Parental Leave and Current Earnings

Benedikt Gerst, Christian Grund

published in: Work, Employment & Society, 2023, 37, 215 - 235

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13173

Tenancy by the Entirety and the Value of Wealth Insurance for Entrepreneurs

Jeffrey Traczynski

published in: Journal of Law, Finance and Accounting, 2020, 5 (2), 337 - 359

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12840

Inputs, Incentives, and Self-Selection at the Workplace

Francesco Amodio, Miguel A. Martinez-Carrasco

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12726

Female Workers, Male Managers: Gender, Leadership, and Risk-Taking

Ulf Rinne, Hendrik Sonnabend

published in: Southern Economic Journal, 2022, 88 (3), 906 - 930

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12690

Catching up or Lagging Behind? The Long-Term Business and Innovation Potential of Subsidized Start-Ups out of Unemployment

Marco Caliendo, Steffen Künn, Martin Weissenberger

published in: Research Policy, 2020, 49 (10), 1-14

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12670

Works Councils and Performance Appraisals

Christian Grund, Dirk Sliwka, Krystina Titz

published in: Journal of Participation & Employee Ownership, 2020, 3, 29-50

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12607

Entrepreneurial Persistence beyond Survival: Measurement and Determinants

Marco Caliendo, Maximilian Göthner, Martin Weißenberger

published in: Journal of Small Business Management, 2020, 58 (3), 617-647.

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12499

Entrepreneurship over the Business Cycle in the United States: A Decomposition

Frank M. Fossen

revised version published in: Small Business Economics, 2021, 57, 1837-1855

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12398

Business Culture: The Role of Personal and Impersonal Business Relationships on Market Efficiency

Manuel Munoz-Herrera, Ernesto Reuben

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12325

The Impact of Soft-Skills Training for Entrepreneurs in Jamaica

Diego Ubfal, Irani Arraiz, Diether Beuermann, Michael Frese, Alessandro Maffioli, Daniel Verch

published in: World Development, 2022, 152, 105787

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12189

Transitioning from Solo Self-Employed to Microbusiness Employer: Local Economic Environment or Owner Characteristics?

Andrew Henley

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11889

Employee Absence: An Organizational Perspective

Jacob Kjær Eskildsen, Anders Frederiksen, Ann-Kristina Løkke

published as 'Employee Absence in Public and Private Organizations' in: Applied Economics, 2021, 53 (21), 2416-2432

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11861

Teamwork, Leadership and Gender

Maria De Paola, Francesca Gioia, Vincenzo Scoppa

published as 'Female leadership: effectiveness and perception' in: Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2022, 201, 134-162.

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11650

Skills, Scope, and Success: An Empirical Look at the Start-up Process in Creative Industries in Germany

Karsten Kohn, Solvejg A. Wewel

published in: Creativity and Innovation Management, 2018, 27 (3), 295-318

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11403

Further Training and Affective Commitment

Christian Grund, Krystina Titz

revised version published as 'Affective Commitment through Further Training: The Roles of Firm Provision and Employee Participation' in: Review of Managerial Science, 2022, 16, 1195-1226.

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11399

The Impact of Management Practices on SME Performance

John Forth, Alex Bryson

published as 'Management practices and SME performance' in: Scottish Journal of Political Economy, 2019, 66 (4), 527 - 558

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11228

Team Incentives, Task Assignment, and Performance: A Field Experiment

Josse Delfgaauw, Robert Dur, Michiel Souverijn

published in: The Leadership Quarterly, 2020, 31 (3), 101241

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11195

Cities and Entrepreneurs over Time: Like a Horse and Carriage?

Wim Naudé

revised version published as 'Urbanisation and Entrepreneurship in Development: Like a Horse and Carriage? 'in: Dastbaz,M., Naudé, W. and Manoochehri, J. (eds.), Smart Futures, Challenges of Urbanisation, and Social Sustainability, Springer, 2018, 29 - 47

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11155

How Does Firm Survival Differ between Business Takeovers and New Venture Start-ups?

Guoqian Xi, Jörn Block, Frank Lasch, Frank Robert, Roy Thurik

published as 'The survival of business takeovers and new venture start-ups' in: Industrial and Corporate Change, 2020, 29 (3), 797 - 826

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11153

The Determinants of Virtue: Modelling Changes in the CSR Ratings of Chinese Firms

Shuangqi Wu, Simon Appleton, Lina Song, Jinmin Wang

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11112

Mutual Gains? Is There a Role for Employee Engagement in the Modern Workplace?

Alex Bryson

published in: Bosio, G., Minola, T., Origio, F., and Tomelleri, S. (eds), Rethinking Entrepreneurial Human Capital, Springer, 2018

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10967

Management, Supervision, and Health Care: A Field Experiment

Felipe A. Dunsch, David K. Evans, Ezinne Eze-Ajoku, Mario Macis

published in: Journal of Economics and Management Strategy, 2023, 32 (3), 583-606

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10788

Women in the Workplace and Management Practices: Theory and Evidence

Takao Kato, Naomi Kodama

published in: Susan L. Averett, Laura M. Argys and Saul D. Hoffman (eds.), Oxford Handbook on the Economics of Women, New York: OUP, 2018

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10779

Run For Your Life? The Effect of Close Elections on the Life Expectancy of Politicians

Mark Borgschulte, Jacob Vogler

published in: Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 2019, 167, 18 - 32

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10722

Working Hours and Productivity

Marion Collewet, Jan Sauermann

published in: Labour Economics, 2017, 47, 96-106

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10716

Do Women in Highly Qualified Positions Face Higher Work-to-Family Conflicts in Germany Than Men?

Anne Busch-Heizmann, Elke Holst

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10579

Short Notice, Big Difference? The Effect of Temporary Employment on Firm Competitiveness across Sectors

Romina Giuliano, Stephan Kampelmann, Benoît Mahy, François Rycx

published in: British Journal of Industrial Relations, 2017, 55 (2), 421-449

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10497

On the Effectiveness of Elected Male and Female Leaders and Team Coordination

Ernesto Reuben, Krisztina Timko

published in: Journal of the Economic Science Association, 2018, 4, 123-135

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10458

Teacher Assessments versus Standardized Tests: Is Acting

Adriana Di Liberto, Laura Casula

published as 'Grading practices, gender bias and educational outcomes: evidence from Italy' in: Education Economics, 2022, 30 (5), 481 - 508

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10240

More Female Manager Hires through More Female Managers? Evidence from Germany

Mario Bossler, Alexander Mosthaf, Thorsten Schank

published as 'Are Female Managers More Likely to Hire More Female Managers? Evidence from Germany' in: ILR Review, 2020, 73 (3), 676-704

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10153

How Do Labor Representatives Affect Incentive Orientation of Executive Compensation?

Katharina Dyballa, Kornelius Kraft

published in: CESifo Economic Studies, 2020, 66 (1), 60 - 90

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10045

Chinese Returnees and High-tech Sector Outward FDI: The Case of Changzhou

Zhao Chen, Tony Fang

published in: Asian Economic Papers, 2016, 15 (3), 195-215

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10042

What Role Did Management Practices Play in SME Growth Post-Recession?

Alex Bryson, John Forth

published as 'Management Practices and SME Performance' in: Scottish Journal of Political Economy, 2019, 66 (4), 527 - 558

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10041

Competitive Strategy, Performance Appraisal and Firm Results

Alberto Bayo-Moriones, Jose Enrique Galdon-Sanchez, Sara Martinez-de-Morentin

published as: 'Business Strategy, Performance Appraisal and Firm Performance' in: Personnel Review, 2021, 50 (2), 515-534.

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9984

Gendered Entrepreneurship Networks

Simen Markussen, Knut Røed

revised version published as 'The Gender Gap in Entrepreneurship - The Role of Peer Effects' in: Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 2017, 134, 356-373

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9919

Entrepreneurial Choices of Initial Human Capital Endowments and New Venture Success

Vera Rocha, Mirjam C. van Praag, Timothy B. Folta, Anabela Carneiro

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9855

How Do Agents React to Dynamic Wage Increases? An Experimental Study

Dirk Sliwka, Peter Werner

revised version published as 'Wage Increases and the Dynamics of Reciprocity' in: Journal of Labor Economics, 2017, 35 (2), 299-344

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9817

Is European Entrepreneurship in Crisis?

Wim Naudé

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9806

Size of Training Firms: The Role of Firms, Luck, and Ability in Young Workers' Careers

Steffen Müller, Renate Neubäumer

published in: International Journal of Manpower, 2018, 39 (5), 658-673

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9744

The Entrepreneurship Beveridge Curve

Thomas Gries, Stefan Jungblut, Wim Naudé

published in: International Journal of Economic Theory, 2016, 12 (2), 151-165

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9743

Business in Genocide: Understanding and Avoiding Complicity

Nora Stel, Wim Naudé

published in: Charles H. Anderton and Jurgen Brauer (eds.), Economic Aspects of Genocides, Other Mass Atrocities, and Their Preventions, Oxford University Press, 2016, 591–612

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9739

The Effect of Announced Downsizing on Workplace Performance: Evidence from a Retail Chain

Guido Friebel, Matthias Heinz, Nick Zubanov

published in: S.W. Polachek, K. Tatsiramos, G. Russo, and G. van Houten (Eds.) Workplace Productivity and Management Practices, Research in Labor Economics, 49, Emerald Publishing Limited, Bingley, 2021, 79-205.

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9586

Managers and Productivity Differences

Nezih Guner, Andrii Parkhomenko, Gustavo Ventura

published in: Review of Economic Dynamics, 2018, 29, 256-282.

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9521

Entrepreneurship and the Reallocation of African Farmers

Wim Naudé

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9392

Heterogeneity of Skill Needs and Job Complexity: Evidence from the OECD PIAAC Survey

Konstantinos Pouliakas, Giovanni Russo

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9331

Women Have to Enter the Leadership Race to Win: Using Random Selection to Increase the Supply of Women into Senior Positions