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The IZA Discussion Paper Series (ISSN: 2365-9793) disseminates high-quality research by IZA network members to the scientific community and the interested public worldwide before they are later published in academic journals. Comprising more than 17,000 papers, IZA's publication flagship is the most influential working paper series in labor economics.

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17 IZA Discussion Papers
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. 12602
The Decline in Entrepreneurship in the West: Is Complexity Ossifying the Economy?
Wim Naudé
published as ' From the entrepreneurial to the ossified economy' in: Cambridge Journal of Economics, 2022, 46 (1), 105 - 131
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. 10704
Entrepreneurship, Institutions and Skills in Low-Income Countries
Zuzana Brixiova Schwidrowski, Balázs Égert
published in: Economic Modelling, 2017, 67, 381 - 391
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. 8651
Do Entrepreneurs Really Earn Less?
Alina Sorgner, Michael Fritsch, Alexander S. Kritikos
revised version published in: Small Business Economics, 2017, 49 (2), 251–272
IZA Discussion Paper No. 7889
Skill Variety, Innovation and New Business Formation
Jolanda Hessels, Udo Brixy, Wim Naudé, Thomas Gries
IZA Discussion Paper No. 7553
Entrepreneurship and the Business Environment in Africa: An Application to Ethiopia
Zuzana Brixiova Schwidrowski, Mthuli Ncube
IZA Discussion Paper No. 7346
Firm-Level Heterogeneity and the Decision to Export: A Real Option Approach
Wim Naudé, Thomas Gries, Natasa Bilkic
IZA Discussion Paper No. 7284
Team Heterogeneity in Startups and its Development over Time
Ulrich Kaiser, Bettina Müller
published in: Small Business Economics, 2015, 45 (4), 787-804
IZA Discussion Paper No. 6609
Management of Knowledge Workers
Hans K. Hvide, Eirik Gaard Kristiansen
published in: Journal of Law & Economics, 2012, 55 (4), 815-838
IZA Discussion Paper No. 6326
Who Starts a Business and Who is Self-Employed in Germany
Michael Fritsch, Alexander S. Kritikos, Alina Rusakova
published in: DIW-Economic Bulletin, 2012, 3, 17-26.
IZA Discussion Paper No. 6217
The Interdependence of R&D Activity and Debt Financing of Young Firms
Helmut Fryges, Karsten Kohn, Katrin Ullrich
published in: Journal of Small Business Management, 2015, 53 (S1), 251-277
IZA Discussion Paper No. 6103
Transitions to Entrepreneurship and Industry-Specific Barriers
Magnus Lofstrom, Timothy Bates, Simon C. Parker
published as 'Why Are Some People More Likely to Become Small-Businesses Owners than Others: Entrepreneurship Entry and Industry-specific Barriers' in: Journal of Business Venturing, 2014, 29(2), 232–251
IZA Discussion Paper No. 4396
Better Means More: Property Rights and High-Growth Aspiration Entrepreneurship
Saul Estrin, Julia Korosteleva, Tomasz Mickiewicz
substantially revised and rewritten version available as IZA DP No. 5481
IZA Discussion Paper No. 2874
Entrepreneurship, Wealth, Liquidity Constraints and Start-up Costs
Raquel Fonseca, Pierre-Carl Michaud, Thepthida Sopraseuth
published in: Comparative Labor Law and Policy Journal, 2007, 28 (4), 637-674
IZA Discussion Paper No. 2561
Self-Employment: A Way to End Unemployment? Empirical Evidence from German Pseudo-Panel Data
Daniela Glocker, Viktor Steiner
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