This paper studies the influence of cultural and economic variables on differences in the level of self-employment in more than twenty Western nations and Japan, for the period 1974-1994.

In this report, we investigate whether the determination of employment differs between Europe, Japan and the United States (U) and, for Europe, whether the determination of employment differs between the various sectors of industry. For this purpose, an employment equation is estimated on...

This paper examines whether the determination of employment differs between large and small firms. An employment equation is estimated on panel data of 67 three-degit industries in Dutch manufacturing (1974-1986).

The central question in this paper is how many small-business owners employ fewer personnel than they really need, and what factors can provide an explanetion for this phenomenon. Data on more than 300 Dutch small-business owners show that about 18% of them hire fewer personnel than needed.