The self-employed are their own bosses and make independent decisions on how to achieve their goals. The authors asks in his Working Paper if the self-employed not only make professional decisions, but also interfere in the private decisions of their partners. Using unique German panel data designed to study intimate relationships, he shows a positive relationship between complaints about the interference and the self-employment status of partners. This indicates that the self-employed dominate in business and private life.
The final version of the article has been published as Schneck, S. (2026): Being the boss at work and at home - Self-employment and conflicts between partners,
in: Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics,Vol. 121,102506.