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IfM-Background-Paper | 2020 The corona pandemic as a chance for a forward-looking EU Mittelstand policy

The European Single Market is by far the most important sales and procurement market for Mittelstand businesses. Its harmonised regulatory system reduces transaction costs and gives companies access to a larger overall market.

IfM-Background-Paper | 2020 Exit from the shutdown – how the "Mittelstand" businesses can optimally survive the coronavirus pandemic crisis

Mittelstand businesses in Germany are not only of great economic importance, but within the framework of the social market economy, they also fulfil an important stabilising function for social cohesion.

IfM-Background-Paper | 2020 Preliminary assessments of the IfM Bonn on the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the “Mittelstand” businesses in Germany

In the past, the German “Mittelstand” businesses has proven to be stabilizing in times of crisis, due to their stronger long-term orientation compared to management-led companies, but also due to their overall lower dependence on foreign markets.

IfM-Materialien | 2020 Challenges of apprenticeship in micro-enterprises

Developments on the apprenticeship market show not only a declining number of apprentices in establishments with less than ten employees, but also that fewer and fewer micro-enterprises are offering apprenticeships at all.

External publication | 2020 Employment hybridization - spread and development in Germany

The working world has changed a lot in the last decades. This is expressed not only in a significant increase in part-time work, but also in a significant increase in so-called employment hybridization.

External publication | 2020 Data for Mittelstand Companies in Germany at the IfM Bonn

This article presents the publicly accessible data sets of the Institute for Mittelstandsforschung (IfM) Bonn.

External publication | 2020 Times are a Changin’? The Emergence of New Firms and Rank Reshuffling

Young firms are known to grow at a faster rate than incumbents. With administrative firm data from Germany, we show that the higher growth rates indeed translate into upward mobility within the sector-specific firm size distribution.

External publication | 2020 Self-employment as a source of income inequality

It is well known that the self-employed are over-represented at the bottom as well as the top of the income distribution.

External publication | 2020 A research note on entrepreneurs’ financial commitment and crowdfunding success

Established early stage investors decide to invest in new ventures after evaluating the propensity of success and the risk of failure.

External publication | 2020 Why the self-employed are happier: Evidence from 25 European countries

Using survey data from 25 European countries, we can show that in most of the countries the self-employed are more satisfied with their jobs than employees. This paper aims to discuss the reasons why this is the case.

Variablenliste_Plattformen.xlsx

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Variablenliste_Welle_2.xlsx

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Variablenliste_Panelfragen.xlsx

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