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Livanos, Ilias. (2009) What determines self-employment? : a comparative study. Applied Economics Letters, Vol.16 (No.3). pp. 227-232. ISSN 1350-4851

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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13504850601018320

Abstract

This article consists of a comparative study of the incidence of self-employment (SE) between Greece, which has the highest rate of SE in the European Union and the United Kingdom, which has amongst the lowest. Data from the Greek and the UK Labour Force Surveys are used in order to assess how personal attributes of an individual have an impact on the incidence of SE. It is found that common patterns exist between these two countries. In particular, it is found that for both countries, males have greater odds of being self-employed than females, older people have greater odds than younger, individuals employed in the primary and tertiary sectors have greater odds than the ones employed in the secondary, and that individuals with primary or secondary education have greater odds of being self-employed than individuals holding higher degrees. The incidence of SE is also found to differ according to the occupation of the individual. On the other hand, the findings indicate that individuals, residing in London, have greater odds of being self-employed than individuals working outside UK's capital, whereas in Greece the pattern is reversed.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HC Economic History and Conditions H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor
Divisions:	Faculty of Social Sciences > Institute for Employment Research
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH):	Self-employed -- Greece, Self-employed -- Great Britain
Journal or Publication Title:	Applied Economics Letters
Publisher:	Routledge
ISSN:	1350-4851
Date:	February 2009
Volume:	Vol.16
Number:	No.3
Number of Pages:	6
Page Range:	pp. 227-232
Identification Number:	10.1080/13504850601018320
Status:	Peer Reviewed
Access rights to Published version:	Restricted or Subscription Access
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URI:	http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/id/eprint/423