%0 Report %A Caliendo, Marco %A Uhlendorff, Arne %T Self-Employment Dynamics, State Dependence and Cross-Mobility Patterns %D 2008 %8 2008 Dec %I Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) %C Bonn %7 IZA Discussion Paper %N 3900 %U https://www.iza.org/publications/dp3900 %X 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. %K self-employment %K state dependence %K labor market dynamics %K unemployment