@TechReport{iza:izadps:dp3900, author={Caliendo, Marco and Uhlendorff, Arne}, title={Self-Employment Dynamics, State Dependence and Cross-Mobility Patterns}, year={2008}, month={Dec}, institution={Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)}, address={Bonn}, type={IZA Discussion Paper}, number={3900}, url={https://www.iza.org/index.php/publications/dp3900}, abstract={This paper analyzes the mobility between self-employment, wage employment and non-employment. Using data for men in West Germany, we find strong true state dependence in all three states. Moreover, compared to wage employment, non-employment increases the probability of self-employment significantly, and self-employment goes along with a higher risk of future non-employment.}, keywords={self-employment;state dependence;labor market dynamics;unemployment}, }