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Linking Self-Employment Before and After Migration: Migrant Selection and Human Capital

open access: yesSociological Science, 2019
In linking self-employment before and after migration, the often-cited home-country self-employment hypothesis states that immigrants who come from countries with large self-employment sectors are themselves more likely to have been self-employed and ...
Andrey Tibajev
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A fresh look at self-employment, stress and health: accounting for self-selection, time and gender

open access: yes, 2020
Past research on self-employment and health yielded conflicting findings. Integrating predictions from the Stressor-Strain Outcome model, research on challenge stressors and allostatic load, we predict that physical and mental health are affected by self-
U. Stephan, Jun Li, Jingjing Qu
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Well-being effects of self-employment: A spatial inquiry

open access: yesJournal of Business Venturing, 2019
Our paper presents an empirical analysis of entrepreneurial well-being using a large-scale longitudinal household survey from the UK that tracks almost 50,000 individuals across seven waves over the period 2009–2017, as well as a number of exploratory ...
M. Abreu   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

The perceived well-being and health costs of exiting self-employment

open access: yesSmall Business Economics, 2020
We explore how involuntary and voluntary exits from self-employment affect life and health satisfaction. To that end, we use rich longitudinal data from the German Socio-Economic Panel from 1985 to 2017 and a difference-in-differences estimator.
Milena Nikolova   +2 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Financial Literacy and Self‐Employment [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Consumer Affairs, 2018
In this paper, we study the relationship between financial literacy and self‐employment. We use established financial literacy questions to measure literacy levels. The analysis shows a highly significant and positive correlation between the index and self‐employment.
Ćumurović, Aida, Hyll, Walter
openaire   +3 more sources

Self-Employment and Subjective Well-Being [PDF]

open access: yesSSRN Electronic Journal, 2021
Self-employment contributes to employment growth and innovativeness and many individuals want to become self-employed due to the autonomy and flexibility it brings. Using “subjective well-being” as a broad summary measure that evaluates an individual’s experience of being self-employed, the chapter discusses evidence and explanations why self ...
Binder, Martin, Blankenberg, Ann-Kathrin
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Evaluation of the impact of self-employment factors on self-employment duration in the country with transition economy: a Lithuanian case

open access: yesTechnological and Economic Development of Economy, 2013
The focus of this article is the factors of self-employment duration having the bidirectional effect (positive or negative) on a self-employed person. The research of the impact of bidirectional self-employment factors on self-employment direction has ...
Gražina Startienė, Rita Remeikienė
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Educational mismatch and self-employment [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
Peer ...
Bender, Keith A., Roche, Kristen
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Evaluation of Self-Employment Development Factors: Latvian Case

open access: yesEconomics and Business, 2015
The factors that have the impact on selfemployment development have been identified and ranked by importance applying method of expert evaluation.
Remeikiene Rita
doaj   +1 more source

Self-Employment Dynamics amid High Unemployment: An Empirical Analysis of Transitional Labour Market in India [PDF]

open access: yesStatistika: Statistics and Economy Journal
There is a high unemployment rate in India, and self-employment is considered a way to create more jobs and stimulate the economy. However, personal and family characteristics and occupational structure play a role in determining who is likely to pursue ...
Sonu Madan, Surender Mor
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