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T1 Self-employment in Denmark and Spain: institution, economic conditions and gender differences
A1 Carrasco, Raquel
A1 Ejrnaes, Mette
A2 Centre for Applied Microeconometrics Institute of Economics University of Copenhagen, 
AB Among the OECD countries, Spain faces one of the highest rates of self-employmentand Denmark one of the lowest, being the difference specially relevant among women.These two countries present important differences in their institutional environment and labour market conditions: the level of labour market flexibility and the importance of parttimeemployment, the generosity of the unemployment benefit systems, and the role ofthe child care policies, among others. In this paper we compare the Danish and Spanishlabour markets and analyze to what extent the different evolution of female and maleself-employment rates are influenced by country-specific employment conditions. Thisstudy is carried out for men and women separately using a strictly comparable paneldata set for the two countries. The results indicate that in Spain self-employment seemsto offer individuals who normally are considered as marginalized in the labour market a beneficial alternative to wage employment, while this pattern is not so clear in Denmark.Our analysis suggests that an important factor in explaining the difference in Danishand Spanish self-employment rates is the different employment environment that bothcountries face.
YR 2003
FD 2003-06
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10016/4928
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10016/4928
LA eng
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RD 8 may. 2024