the core family structure and contacts with parents and children away (in Britain) increases the probability of self-employment … employment. Finally, disaggregating different types of social networks along their compositional characteristics, we find that …-ethnic social networks facilitates paid employment among minority individuals. These findings hint at a positive role of social …

, increasing labour market knowledge, and having competencies formally recognised can help to narrow employment gaps. Our review … also advocates for policy refinement to combat biases and suggests that alternative pathways to attaining employment, such … as self-employment and volunteering, are promising areas for future research. …