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137 IZA Discussion Papers
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. 12147
Motherhood, Migration, and Self-Employment of College Graduates
Zhengyu Cai, Heather M. Stephens, John V. Winters
IZA Discussion Paper No. 11857
Entry Barriers and the Labor Market Outcomes of Incumbent Workers: Evidence from a Deregulation Reform in the German Crafts Sector
Philipp Lergetporer, Jens Ruhose, Lisa Simon
IZA Discussion Paper No. 11663
The Role of Self-Employment in Ireland's Older Workforce
Anne Nolan, Alan Barrett
IZA Discussion Paper No. 11305
The Effect of Self-Employment on Health: Evidence from Longitudinal Social Security Data
Judite Goncalves, Pedro S. Martins
IZA Discussion Paper No. 11018
The Returns to Entrepreneurship: Evidence from Matched Person-Firm Data
Mirjam C. van Praag, Arvid Raknerud
IZA Discussion Paper No. 11007
Poverty and Material Deprivation among the Self-Employed in Europe: An Exploration of a Relatively Uncharted Landscape
Jeroen Horemans, Ive Marx
IZA Discussion Paper No. 10688
Self-Employment Differentials among Foreign-Born STEM and Non-STEM Workers
Zhengyu Cai, John V. Winters
published in: Journal of Business Venturing, 2017, 32 (4), 371-384
IZA Discussion Paper No. 10280
Does Crime Deter South Africans from Self-Employment?
Katharina Grabrucker, Michael Grimm
published in: Journal of Comparative Economics, 2018, 46 (2), 413-435.
IZA Discussion Paper No. 10100
Deconstructing Informality: A Response to Vulnerability or an Optimal Choice?
Lina Song, Simon Appleton, Zhe Liang
IZA Discussion Paper No. 10046
The Impact of Micro-Credit on Employment: Evidence from Bangladesh and Pakistan
Azhar Kahn, Twyeafur Rahman, Robert E. Wright
IZA Discussion Paper No. 9822
Labour Supply after Inheritances and the Role of Expectations
Karina Doorley, Nico Pestel
IZA Discussion Paper No. 9805
Born Entrepreneur? Adolescents' Personality Characteristics and Self-Employment in Adulthood
Jutta Viinikainen, Guido Heineck, Petri Böckerman, Mirka Hintsanen, Olli Raitakari, Jaakko Pehkonen
published in: Journal of Business Venturing Insights, 2017, 8, 9-12
IZA Discussion Paper No. 9723
Earnings Premiums and Penalties for Self-Employment and Informal Employees around the World
T. H. Gindling, Nadwa Mossaad, David Newhouse
IZA Discussion Paper No. 9692
The Effectiveness of Medical and Vocational Interventions for Reducing Sick Leave of Self-Employed Workers
Stijn Baert, Bas van der Klaauw, Gijsbert van Lomwel
revised version published in: Health Economics, 2018, 27 (2), e139 - e152 [Online Access]
IZA Discussion Paper No. 9634
A Wage-Efficiency Spatial Model for US Self-Employed Workers
J. Ignacio Gimenez-Nadal, José Alberto Molina, Jorge Velilla
published as 'Spatial distribution of US employment in an urban efficiency wage setting" in: Journal of Regional Science, 2018, 58 (1), 141-158
IZA Discussion Paper No. 9628
Personality Traits and the Evaluation of Start-Up Subsidies
Marco Caliendo, Steffen Künn, Martin Weißenberger
published in: European Economic Review, 2016, 86, 87-108
IZA Discussion Paper No. 9358
Entering and Leaving Self-Employment: A Panel Data Analysis for 12 Developing Countries
Yoon Y. Cho, David A. Robalino, Jose M. Romero
IZA Discussion Paper No. 9242
The Power of (Non) Positive Thinking: Self-Employed Pessimists Earn More than Optimists
Christopher Dawson, David Emmanuel de Meza, Andrew Henley, Reza Arabsheibani
published as 'Curb your enthusiasm: Optimistic entrepreneurs earn less' in: European Economic Review, 2019, 111, 53 - 69
IZA Discussion Paper No. 9232
The Post Crisis Growth in the Self-Employed: Volunteers or Reluctant Recruits?
Andrew Henley
published in: Regional Studies, 2017, 51, 1312 - 1323
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