Does tax policy affect the rate of self-employment in a modern welfare state? This question is analyzed empirically … influence on the unincorporated rate of self-employment, though the effect is modest. No effects from regular labor income …-tax welfare state. Earlier time-series studies analyzing self-employment and taxation have with few exceptions been based on data …

that individuals might transition incrementally by retaining their wage job while entering into self-employment. We show … proposed to suggest why hybrid entrants are distinct from self-employment entrants, and why hybrid entry may facilitate … subsequent entry into full self-employment. We demonstrate that there are significant theoretical and empirical consequences for …

self-employment to paid employment decreases and the probability of switching to unemployment is unaffected. …