Leaving Unemployment for Self-Employment : an Empirical Study /

The book presents an analysis of the transition from unemployment to self-employment and its subsidisation with the so-called "bridging allowance" in Germany. On the basis of econometric models, the determinants and the success of self-employment among former unemployed are estimated at th...

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Main Author: Reize, Frank
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Heidelberg : Physica-Verlag HD : Imprint : Physica, 2004.
Series:ZEW economic studies ; 25.
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Summary:The book presents an analysis of the transition from unemployment to self-employment and its subsidisation with the so-called "bridging allowance" in Germany. On the basis of econometric models, the determinants and the success of self-employment among former unemployed are estimated at the individual as well as at the firm level. By comparing different groups of the formerly unemployed, it becomes evident that self-employment is one successful route out of unemployment, as self-employment proves to be more stable than paid-employment. Therefore, the bridging allowance reaches its aim of regaining stable employment for the unemployed. However, this programme fails to create additional employment in the newly founded firms.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xi, 241 pages 29 illustrations)
ISBN:9783790826852 (electronic bk.)
3790826855 (electronic bk.)
ISSN:1615-6781 ;