Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/178355 
Year of Publication: 
2015
Citation: 
[Journal:] Journal for Labour Market Research [ISSN:] 2510-5027 [Volume:] 48 [Issue:] 4 [Publisher:] Springer [Place:] Heidelberg [Year:] 2015 [Pages:] 271-286
Publisher: 
Springer, Heidelberg
Abstract: 
Some influential studies show that many self-employed could apparently achieve higher earnings were they working in paid employment. One potential explanation for this 'return-to-entrepreneurship puzzle', not empirically tested yet, is that entrepreneurship entails non-monetary benefits, such as autonomy, flexibility, and task variety. Using German data and a decomposition analysis, I examine the contribution of these working conditions to the observed earnings differential between self-employment and paid employment. I confirm that self-employed individuals report lower earnings than what they are expected to earn in paid employment. However, differences in working conditions barely contribute to the earnings gap. This finding casts some doubt on the relevance of compensating differentials for explaining the return-to-entrepreneurship puzzle.
Subjects: 
Selbständige
freie Berufe
Einkommenshöhe
abhängig Beschäftigte
erwerbstätige Männer
Arbeitsbedingungen
Einkommenseffekte
Einkommensverzicht
berufliche Autonomie
Arbeitszeitflexibilität
Tätigkeitsmerkmale
Einkommensunterschied
berufliche Selbständigkeit
Arbeitszufriedenheit
Unternehmereinkommen
BIBB/BAuA-Erhebung
JEL: 
J23
J31
J81
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Document Type: 
Article

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