Self-Employment Dynamics, Cross-Mobility Patterns and True State Dependence∗
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This paper analyzes self-employment dynamics in West Germany over the time period 1984-2004. Using dynamic multinomial logit panel data models with random effects we are able to analyze the mobility between selfemployment, wage employment and non-employment. This allows us to draw conclusions about state dependence and cross-mobility patterns. The results indicate strong true state dependence in all three states. The probability to enter self-employment is higher for not employed individuals when compared to individuals in wage employment. However, compared to wage employment, self-employment goes along with a higher risk of non-employment in the next period. Moreover, the transition probabilities vary with education, age, intergenerational links and macro-economic conditions.
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Self-Employment Dynamics, State Dependence and Cross-Mobility Patterns
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