been influenced by specific exogenous shocks, the effects of entrepreneurship on unemployment are not different when …This paper examines the relationship between entrepreneurship (as measured by fluctuations in the business ownership … rate) and unemployment in Japan for the period between 1972 and 2002. We find that, although Japan’s unemployment rate has …

have high rates of unemployment relative to wage employment, and that self-employment is particularly high where the … unemployment-wage employment ratio is high. I interpret high unemployment-employment ratios as evidence of labor market frictions … labor market frictions can explain almost the entire variation in not only unemployment, but also wage employment and self …

) measures in Germany. A particular focus is on programs devoted to foster entrepreneurship which can make important … market prospects of the participants. Evaluations of the entrepreneurship promotion activities show high success rates as … well as high cost efficiency. The bulk share of participants of entrepreneurship measures is still self-employed after …

This paper aims to examine the economic impact of the implementation of an unemployment insurance (UI) program for … for entrepreneurs would impact the economy using a model of entrepreneurship based on a search and matching framework. The … welfare compared to other social protection systems such as unemployment assistance. …

Business creation is economically important, and unemployment precedes the creation of a substantial share of new firms …. Yet, most research has focused on analyzing the effects of unemployment insurance policies on re-employment outcomes …, ignoring self-employment. In this paper, we analyze how the potential duration of unemployment benefits, a fundamental design …

unemployment as Goal number 8 in the Millennium Development Programme. Though the benefits of entrepreneurship in creating wealth …Reducing Youth Unemployment is going to be one of the most important goals of nations in the coming decade. The … and job opportunities are well known, the study on youth entrepreneurship is relatively recent. Youth are bracketed under …