PubData Leuphana Repository: Differences in the earnings distribution of self- and dependent employed German men - evidence from a quantile regression decomposition analysis

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Resource type	Working Paper
Title(s)	Differences in the earnings distribution of self- and dependent employed German men - evidence from a quantile regression decomposition analysis
DOI	10.48548/pubdata-1262
Handle	20.500.14123/1325
Creator	Braakmann, Nils 0000-0002-7529-7764 132389231
Abstract	This paper uses data from the German Socio-Economic Panel for the years 2000 to 2005 to study the earnings differential between self- and dependent employed German men. Constructing a counterfactual earnings distribution for the self-employed in dependent employment and using quantile regression decompositions we find that the earnings differential over the distribution cannot be explained by differences in endowments. Furthermore, low-earning self-employed could earn more in dependent employment. Finally, the observed earnings advantage for the self-employed at the top of the earnings distribution is not associated with higher returns to observable variables.
Language	English
Keywords	Self-employment; Einkommensunterschied; Selbständigkeit
DDC	330 :: Wirtschaft
Year of publication in PubData	2007
Publishing type	First publication
Publication version	Published version
Date issued	2007-08-20
Creation context	Research
Faculty / department	Frühere Fachbereiche
Series title and number	Working paper series in economics 55
Alternative Idenfier(s)	urn:nbn:de:gbv:luen4-opus4-5139
Date of Availability	2024-08-23T07:46:37Z
Archiving Facility	Medien- und Informationszentrum (Leuphana Universität Lüneburg 02w2y2t16)
Published by	Medien- und Informationszentrum, Leuphana Universität Lüneburg