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Gain or loss? The well-being of women in self-employment [PDF]
Frontiers in Psychology, 2022 Using data from the Chinese Household Income Project survey, we find that self-employed women have lower levels of well-being compared with their male counterparts.
Lin Xiu, Yufei Ren
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Self-employment and health inequality of migrant workers [PDF]
BMC Health Services Research, 2022 Background Self-employment is one of the most common forms of employment for migrant workers in China. However, migrant workers’ lifestyle and behavior, as well as health disparities among them, would be impacted by self-employment. This research aims to
Deshui Zhou, Xin Wen
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Successful self-employment in microenterprise for persons with disabilities in a rural setting [PDF]
African Journal of DisabilityBackground: Persons with disabilities are involved in self-employment (vocational rehabilitation) in microenterprises despite key role players not making valuable contributions or using self-employment as a placement option.
Luther L. Monareng +2 more
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PROTOCOL: Evidence‐based frameworks used to promote self‐employment with persons with disabilities: A scoping review [PDF]
Campbell Systematic Reviews, 2023 Aim This scoping review aims to highlight literature on self‐employment evidence‐based frameworks used to promote self‐employment among persons with disabilities.
Luther Lebogang Monareng +2 more
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The impact of self-employment on mental health of the younger elderly in China [PDF]
BMC Geriatrics, 2023 Background With the prolongation of the life expectancy of the Chinese population and the intensification of the aging process of the population, the mental health problems of the elderly have become increasingly prominent.
Deshui Zhou, Qianqian Zhan, Lele Li
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Does Self-Employment Reduce Unemployment? [PDF]
SSRN Electronic Journal, 2007 This paper investigates the dynamic relationship between self-employment and unemployment rates. On the one hand, high unemployment rates may lead to start-up activity of self-employed individuals (the “refugee” effect). On the other hand, higher rates of self-employment may indicate increased entrepreneurial activity reducing unemployment in ...
Thurik, A. Roy +3 more
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Examining self-employment policies for persons with disabilities in South Africa: Perspectives from policy actors. [PDF]
PLoS ONEBackgroundDespite robust global and national efforts to promote inclusive development, a significant gap persists in countries such as South Africa's self-employment policies for persons with disabilities.
Luther Lebogang Monareng +2 more
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Self-employment in OECD countries [PDF]
Labour Economics, 2000 The paper examines the role and influence of self-employment across the OECD. The overall trend in self-employment, at the economy level in the years since 1966, has been down in most countries. The main exceptions to this are Portugal, New Zealand and the United Kingdom where the trend has been upward.
David G. Blanchflower
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Self-Employment and Risk Preference [PDF]
, 2007 We explore the relationship between self-employment and attitudes towards financial risk using individual level data drawn from the U.S. Survey of Consumer Finances (SCF) and the U.S. Panel Study of Income Dynamics (PSID). Both surveys include questions, which enable us to construct measures of an individual´s willingness to take risk allowing us to ...
Sarah Brown +3 more
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Self-Employment in Later Life: How Future Time Perspective and Social Support Influence Self-Employment Interest [PDF]
Frontiers in Psychology, 2019 For older workers, self-employment is an important alternative to waged employment. Drawing on social learning theory and social cognitive career theory we examine how attitudes toward one’s own aging, future time perspective (captured by perceived time ...
Valerie Caines +2 more
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