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Gender differences in self‐employment [PDF]

open access: yesInternational 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
openaire   +1 more source

Self-employment in Britain: when, who and why? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2004
This work explores self-employment in Britain across recent years with a particular focus on when individuals became self-employed, who is more or less likely to enter self-employment and why individuals choose to enter self-employment.
Taylor, Mark P.
core   +1 more source

By dawn or dusk—how circadian timing rewrites bacterial infection outcomes

open access: yesFEBS Letters, EarlyView.
The circadian clock shapes immune function, yet its influence on infection outcomes is only beginning to be understood. This review highlights how circadian timing alters host responses to the bacterial pathogens Salmonella enterica, Listeria monocytogenes, and Streptococcus pneumoniae revealing that the effectiveness of immune defense depends not only
Devons Mo   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Is self-employment an antidote to poverty in developing countries? Insights from a cross-sectional study in Ghana

open access: yesCogent Economics & Finance
Despite numerous policies implemented in this respect, Ghana still needs to catch up in achieving the Sustainable Development Goal of ending poverty in all forms by 2030.
Kwame Adjei-Mantey, Mark Edem Kunawotor
doaj   +1 more source

Disordered but rhythmic—the role of intrinsic protein disorder in eukaryotic circadian timing

open access: yesFEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Unstructured domains known as intrinsically disordered regions (IDRs) are present in nearly every part of the eukaryotic core circadian oscillator. IDRs enable many diverse inter‐ and intramolecular interactions that support clock function. IDR conformations are highly tunable by post‐translational modifications and environmental conditions, which ...
Emery T. Usher, Jacqueline F. Pelham
wiley   +1 more source

Protein pyrophosphorylation by inositol pyrophosphates — detection, function, and regulation

open access: yesFEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Protein pyrophosphorylation is an unusual signaling mechanism that was discovered two decades ago. It can be driven by inositol pyrophosphate messengers and influences various cellular processes. Herein, we summarize the research progress and challenges of this field, covering pathways found to be regulated by this posttranslational modification as ...
Sarah Lampe   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Development of Self-Employed Institution in Kazakhstan and Russia

open access: yesЕвразийская интеграция: экономика, право, политика
Aim and tasks. To consider the institutions of the self-employed in Kazakhstan and Russia, to identify the difficulties of their functioning. To study the essence of the concepts of “self-employment” and “self-employed” through the prism of the ...
V. V. Moseiko, V. S. Golovatskaja
doaj   +1 more source

A survey of occupational therapists' involvement in facilitating self-employment for people with disabilities

open access: yesSouth African Journal of Occupational Therapy, 2018
  Background: In South Africa, occupational therapists are involved with the facilitation of people with disabilities ability to work, but the high unemployment rate in the country affects placement opportunities.
Luther Lebogang Monareng   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Self-Employment and Conflict in Colombia [PDF]

open access: yesSSRN Electronic Journal, 2011
Many Colombians are confronted with the ongoing conflict that influences their decision making in everyday life, including their behavior in labor markets. This study focuses on the impact of violent conflict on self-employment, enlarging the usual determinants with a set of conflict variables.
Carlos Bozzoli, Tilman Brück, Nina Wald
openaire   +4 more sources

Entrepreneurial motivation and self-employment: evidence from expectancy theory

open access: yes, 2017
One effect of the economic crisis on the business world has been the drastic reduction in staff and this in turn highlights the need for self-employment and the creation of new companies to establish a solid industrial fabric to support the creation of ...
Virginia Barba-Sánchez   +1 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

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