Zhang, Junfu; Zhao, Zhong - In: IZA journal of labor & development 4 (2015) 4, pp. 1-21
We hypothesize that individuals with a larger social-family network are more likely to choose self-employment. We test this hypothesis using data on temporary rural-urban migrants in China. The size of a migrant's social-family network is measured by the number of relatives and friends this...