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Transgender self-employment outcomes: evidence from the USA
AbstractTransgender persons are subject to strong stigma in society and the labour market. Transgender persons may therefore view self-employment as...
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Hidden costs of entering self-employment: the spouse’s psychological well-being
Spouses are known to play a critical supportive role for the self-employed, yet very little evidence is available concerning how entrepreneurial...
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Migration and self-employment: the case of internal migrants
In this paper, I compare the self-employment entry rate of internal migrants within the United States to that of individuals who have not moved....
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Effects of immigration on native entrepreneurship in the US: an analysis of self-employment over 1980–2018
This paper examines the causal impact of immigration on entrepreneurship among US-born non-Hispanic whites in non-agricultural private sectors from...
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Out of the frying pan into the fire: displaced workers’ vocational skill specificity, self-employment, and income
Drawing on vocational specificity and push-based entrepreneurship literature, we ask whether the degree of vocational specificity is linked to the...
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Image isn’t everything: Personality attractiveness, physical attractiveness, and self-employment earnings
Complementing studies on physical attractiveness and labor market outcomes, we use the information on physical and personality attractiveness rated...
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Self-employment and life satisfaction: The contingent role of formal institutions
Life satisfaction, a key indicator of well-being, is an important outcome of engagement in entrepreneurship. Drawing on uncertainty management...
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Self-employment, corruption, and property rights: a comparative analysis of European and CEE economies
This study analyzes the relationship between self-employment, corruption, and property rights in 30 European countries, including 11 Central and...
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Examine the association between self-employment and return migrants in Ethiopia: evidence from Gondar city youth returnees
PurposeThis study attempted to contribute to the existing literature on return migration by framing the discussion within the association between...
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Help from the past—coworker ties and entry wages after self-employment
This paper empirically estimates how referrals mitigate the risk associated with hiring formerly self-employed individuals. We do this by comparing...
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Resilient entrepreneurs? — revisiting the relationship between the Big Five and self-employment
The Big Five personality traits and their influence on entrepreneurial action have been repeatedly studied using a trait-based approach. The present...
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Education, social identity and self-employment over time: evidence from a develo** country
While the extant literature suggests that an individual’s occupational choice depends on the level of economic development, little is known about how...
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The spatial distribution of self-employment — evidence from Jharkhand
Although several studies have proposed that entrepreneurial processes and growth can be facilitated or constrained by their operational context, an...
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Immigrant-native differences in long-term self-employment
We study immigrant-native differences in long-term self-employment in Sweden combining population-wide register data and a unique survey targeting a...
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The future-time reference of home-country language and immigrant self-employment: an imprinting perspective
AbstractImmigrants came from different countries exhibit a high diversity in self-employment rates, making it vital to identify the sources of this...
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Unearthing the character of microfinance in self-employment generation for bridging the gaps of disparity: a case study
The microfinance sector is all about making credit available to low-income households through an array of institutional channels, encompassing...
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The effect of entrepreneurial intention and autonomy on self-employment: does technical and vocational educations and training institutions support matters?
To address self-employment with entrepreneurship, there are various forms of financial and non-financial motivations that influence entrepreneurial...
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Female self-employment: prevalence and performance effects of having a high-income spouse
AbstractLittle is known about self-employment as a career choice for women who marry a high-income spouse. Using rich Swedish register data, we show...
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The Promise and Limits of Self-Employment as a Path to Fulfillment and Well-Being at Work
Self-employment has been suggested as a way to increase well-being, and a body of research has found evidence that self-employed individuals achieve...
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The Spatial Distribution of Self-Employment
In this chapter, we examine the determinants of self-employment choice in India. In addition to standard determinants such as age, sex, and...