TY - GEN A1 - Braakmann, Nils T1 - Differences in the earnings distribution of self- and dependent employed German men - evidence from a quantile regression decomposition analysis N2 - 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. KW - Einkommensunterschied KW - Selbständigkeit KW - Deutschland KW - self-employment KW - earnings differential KW - quantile regression decomposition KW - Machado/Mata decomposition Y1 - 2007 UR - http://pub-data.leuphana.de/frontdoor/index/index/docId/513 ER -