changes from wage-and-salary to self-employment and changes from working to non-working status. In each two-year transition … approximately four percent of wage-and-salary workers switched to self-employment. They were primarily men who were previously self …-employed or who were in wage-and-salary occupations with characteristics similar to self-employment, e.g., managers and salesmen …

benefits affects the employment decisions of older veterans. We make use of variation in program eligibility resulting from a … decreased labor force participation and induced a substantially larger switch from wage employment to self-employment. This …

other countries. However, these policies also appear to encourage part-time work and employment in lower level positions: US …

evolution over time of the employment rates of women and of the young, and of hours worked in OECD countries. Beyond controlling … do all this we find that culture still matters for women employment rates and for hours worked. However, policies and … appear to be important in explaining the employment rate of the young. In the case of women employment rates, the policy …

anticipate considerably lower earnings in subsequent years, even under the assumption of continuous employment after leaving …