Pathways into Self-Employment in the United States and Germany

Artikel

Using longitudinal data from the Panel Study of Income Dynamics and the German Socio-Economic Panel, this research compares pathways into self-employment among men and women in the United States and Western Germany. Academic and vocational credentials are more important for stabilizing self-employment in the United States than in Germany, where the lack of credentials is a significant deterrent to self-employment entry. Intergenerational transmission of self-employment is more prominent among men than among women in both countries, while spousal transmission of self-employment status is more prominent among women. In both countries, women's self-employment mobility is sensitive to domestic responsibilities.

Object Details

• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Journal: Vierteljahrshefte zur Wirtschaftsforschung ; ISSN: 1861-1559 ; Volume: 70 ; Year: 2001 ; Issue: 1 ; Pages: 24-30 ; Berlin: Duncker & Humblot

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Wirtschaft
• Subject: Selbstständige ; Geschlecht ; Vergleich ; USA ; Deutschland ; Berufsrecht

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): McManus, Patricia A.
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): Duncker & Humblot
• (where): Berlin
• (when): 2001

Further information

• DOI: doi:10.3790/vjh.70.1.24
• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/99178
• Last update: 10.03.2025, 11:44 AM CET