Abstract
1992 to 2006. Using Logit estimates we identify the most important
determinants of the recent upturn, separately for women and for men. In
contrast with findings for the United States, we find that changes in the
industrial composition only play a small role. For women, we find that
intra-sectoral developments have been important in spurring selfemployment. In particular, it has become more common for women to be self-employed in the Trade and Culture sectors. The ageing of society (older people are more often self-employed) is an important cause of the observed increase. This effect is partly compensated by the negative effect of a higher educated labour force. The estimation results imply that both policies to foster self-employment and a socio-cultural trend have been important. We postulate that generic policy effects have been the most important cause of the increase in self-employment. The largest effects were seen just in the last few years of our sample (2004–2006), which appears to be inconsistent with the notion of a longer lasting socio-cultural trend.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 1665-1669 |
| Journal | Applied Economics Letters |
| Volume | 18 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2011 |
| Externally published | Yes |
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A decomposition of the growth in self-employment. / van Es, Frank; van Vuuren, Daniël.
In: Applied Economics Letters, Vol. 18, 2011, p. 1665-1669.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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T1 - A decomposition of the growth in self-employment
AU - van Es, Frank
AU - van Vuuren, Daniël
PY - 2011
Y1 - 2011
N2 - We decompose the rise of self-employment in the Netherlands in the period1992 to 2006. Using Logit estimates we identify the most importantdeterminants of the recent upturn, separately for women and for men. Incontrast with findings for the United States, we find that changes in theindustrial composition only play a small role. For women, we find thatintra-sectoral developments have been important in spurring selfemployment. In particular, it has become more common for women to be self-employed in the Trade and Culture sectors. The ageing of society (older people are more often self-employed) is an important cause of the observed increase. This effect is partly compensated by the negative effect of a higher educated labour force. The estimation results imply that both policies to foster self-employment and a socio-cultural trend have been important. We postulate that generic policy effects have been the most important cause of the increase in self-employment. The largest effects were seen just in the last few years of our sample (2004–2006), which appears to be inconsistent with the notion of a longer lasting socio-cultural trend.
AB - We decompose the rise of self-employment in the Netherlands in the period1992 to 2006. Using Logit estimates we identify the most importantdeterminants of the recent upturn, separately for women and for men. Incontrast with findings for the United States, we find that changes in theindustrial composition only play a small role. For women, we find thatintra-sectoral developments have been important in spurring selfemployment. In particular, it has become more common for women to be self-employed in the Trade and Culture sectors. The ageing of society (older people are more often self-employed) is an important cause of the observed increase. This effect is partly compensated by the negative effect of a higher educated labour force. The estimation results imply that both policies to foster self-employment and a socio-cultural trend have been important. We postulate that generic policy effects have been the most important cause of the increase in self-employment. The largest effects were seen just in the last few years of our sample (2004–2006), which appears to be inconsistent with the notion of a longer lasting socio-cultural trend.
U2 - 10.1080/13504851.2011.558471
DO - 10.1080/13504851.2011.558471
M3 - Article
VL - 18
SP - 1665
EP - 1669
JO - Applied Economics Letters
JF - Applied Economics Letters
SN - 1350-4851
ER -