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Switching costs and occupational transition into self-employment

Henley, Andrew - 2009

Contemporary dynamic theories of self-employment choice focus on occupational switching costs, and the risk associated with entrepreneurial income streams. However little or no previous research has addressed the question of what factors determine the length of time that it takes aspiring...

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Why do individuals choose self-employment?

Dawson, Christopher; Henley, Andrew; Latreille, Paul L. - 2009

entrepreneurship on the basis of stated motivation, but with no evidence that being 'forced' into entrepreneurship through economic … necessity is a significant factor. Motivation towards entrepreneurship is therefore highly multidimensional. Multivariate …-directed 'opportunity' entrepreneurship is more strongly associated with higher educational attainment. Those joining family businesses …

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Testing the Differential Impact of COVID-19 on Self-Employed Women and Men in the United Kingdom

Reuschke, Darja; Henley, Andrew; Daniel, Elizabeth; … - 2021

This paper investigates whether the female self-employed are more affected by the COVID-19 crisis than the male self-employed using longitudinal data four months following the first 'lockdown' in the UK. We specifically test the role of family/social, economic and psychological factors on...

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Why Do Individuals Choose Self-Employment?

Dawson, Christopher; Henley, Andrew; Latreille, Paul L. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2009

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Switching Costs and Occupational Transition into Self-Employment

Henley, Andrew - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2009

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The Post Crisis Growth in the Self-Employed: Volunteers or Reluctant Recruits?

Henley, Andrew - 2015

In the UK by late 2014 there were almost 0.75m more self-employed than at the start of the financial crisis in early 2008. This represents over 75% of jobs growth in the UK over the same period. This experience has attracted commentary from independent policy analysts and others, focusing on...

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The Power of (Non) Positive Thinking: Self-Employed Pessimists Earn More than Optimists

Dawson, Christopher; de Meza, David Emmanuel; Henley, Andrew - 2015

Developing further the accumulating evidence that self-employment attracts optimists, this paper investigates the relationship between earnings and prior optimism. It finds that self-employed optimists earn less than self-employed realists. Amongst employees, optimists earn more. These results...

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Transitioning from Solo Self-Employed to Microbusiness Employer: Local Economic Environment or Owner Characteristics?

Henley, Andrew - 2019

relatively weak. Entrepreneurship policy needs to target particular groups, including women and less experienced business owners …

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Entrepreneurship: Cause or consequence of financial optimism?

Dawson, Christopher; De Meza, David Emmanuel; Henley, Andrew - 2012

psychological disposition and environmental factors, as theory requires if optimism is to be a causal influence on entrepreneurship. …

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Entrepreneurship: Cause or Consequence of Financial Optimism?

Dawson, Christopher; Meza, David Emmanuel de; Henley, Andrew - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2012

psychological disposition and environmental factors, as theory requires if optimism is to be a causal influence on entrepreneurship. …

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