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Self-employment in the midst of unemployment : the case of Spain and the United States

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dc.affiliation.dptoUC3M. Departamento de Economíaes
dc.contributor.authorAlba, Alfonso
dc.date.accessioned2009-06-30T12:27:13Z
dc.date.accessioned2012-03-09T11:25:25Z
dc.date.available2012-03-09T11:25:25Z
dc.date.issued1994-03
dc.description.abstractThis article examines the relationship between unemloyment and self-employment. The possibility that self-employment is an alternative for jobless workers is discussed. In doing so, the standard job search model is used to show informally that if workers learn about the job market in the process of looking for work, those who have been unemployed for longer are more likely to become self-employed. Indeed, it was found that for both Spain and the United States the duration of unemployment significantly increases the probability of becoming self-employed. Further analysis indicates that part-time work and the absence of social security coverage are more likely to be associated with self-employed workers. In Spain, it was found that the self-employed without employees earn significantly less than other workers with similar characteristics.
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dc.identifier.bibliographicCitationApplied Economics, (Marzo 1994), v. 26, n. 3, pp. 189-204
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/00036849400000001
dc.identifier.issn1466-4283
dc.identifier.publicationfirstpage189
dc.identifier.publicationissue3
dc.identifier.publicationlastpage204
dc.identifier.publicationtitleApplied Economics
dc.identifier.publicationvolume26
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10016/4564
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherTaylor & Francis
dc.relation.isversionofhttp://hdl.handle.net/10016/2805
dc.relation.publisherversionhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00036849400000001
dc.rights© Taylor & Francis
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dc.subject.ecienciaEconomía
dc.subject.otherDesempleo
dc.subject.otherMercado de trabajo
dc.subject.otherEspaña
dc.subject.otherEstados Unidos
dc.titleSelf-employment in the midst of unemployment : the case of Spain and the United States
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