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Informal self-employment in Kazakhstan [PDF]
IZA Journal of Labor & Development, 2013 We use data from the Kazakhstan Labor Force Survey (KLFS) for the period 2006-2011 to examine causal factors that determine informal self-employment. In addition, the paper expands the analysis to consider gender differences in informality and examines the response of informality propensities to the recent global crisis.
Mussurov, Altay, Arabsheibani, G. Reza
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Formation and development trends of self-employment in the Republic of Kazakhstan: applied research [PDF]
E3S Web of Conferences, 2020 A lot of the business learning a self-employed must do is actually unlearning many old husbands’ tales that are so often told to unsuspecting indies. Take, for instance, all the dire warnings and urgings to feel sorry for yourself because you are being ...
Ilyashova Guliya +3 more
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Consumer Discrimination and Self-Employment [PDF]
Journal of Political Economy, 1989 Self-employment rates and incomes differ significantly by race. The authors show that these differentials arise in markets with consumer discrimination and incomplete information about the price of the good and the race of the seller. Equilibrium income distributions have two properties: mean black incomes are lower than mean white incomes, and the ...
George J. Borjas, Stephen G. Bronars
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AmpersandIn English as a Foreign Language (EFL) settings, second language acquisition (SLA) is often challenging due to limited English exposure and structural constraints within school systems.
Sun Youn Lee, Joo Bong Kim
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STRUCTURAL CHANGES IN SELF-EMPLOYMENT USING DECOMPOSITION METHODOLOGY [PDF]
فصلنامه پژوهشهای اقتصادی ایران, 2003 In this paper, the structural changes of self-employment are studied in economic sectors of Iran by using decomposition methodology during 1956- 96.The self-employment changes in economic sectors in ten-year period can be decomposed into several ...
Hadi Qavami
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, 2013 Around the globe, small-scale entrepreneurship provides an important vehicle for income generation for women and men. Some people start microenterprises because they need more flexibility in their terms of employment, they have innovative ideas that warrant starting a new business, or they seek upward mobility in the labor market.
Menon, Nidhiya, Rodgers, Yana
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Gender differences in self‐employment [PDF]
International Review of Applied Economics, 2005 This paper examines the factors that influence transitions into self‐employment, paying particular attention to gender differences. We find that: (i) men are more responsive to the wage differential between wage/salaried employment and self‐employment; (ii) liquidity constraints are more important for men; and (iii) the link between father's self ...
Yannis Georgellis, Howard J. Wall
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What makes Chinese rural migrants self-employed: a qualitative perspective
The Journal of Chinese Sociology, 2022 This study scrutinizes the causes, configuration, and consequences of rural migrants’ motivations for becoming self-employed. It aims to solve two main problems in the current literature.
Shuting Xia
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The Role of “Adult‐Onset” Cancer Predisposition Genes in Pediatric Cancer: A Comprehensive Review
Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Current literature estimates that 10% of pediatric cancers are caused by pathogenic or likely pathogenic (P/LP) germline variants in cancer predisposition genes (CPGs). Variants in CPGs thought to increase cancer risk exclusively during adulthood are referred to as “adult‐onset” CPGs (aoCPGs).
Maria Rozo +5 more
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Health Literacy, Self‐Efficacy and Knowledge of Sickle Cell Disease Among Caregivers
Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Background Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a hereditary blood disorder in which abnormal haemoglobin leads to severe anaemia, painful crises and organ failure. Caregivers’ health literacy (HL) – their ability to assess, understand and apply information, and interact with healthcare professionals – is crucial for managing children with SCD, yet ...
Melanie Bruinooge +6 more
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