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for better work. Meanwhile, the entrepreneurship program stimulated self-employment, raised earnings by 33%, provided …As low-income countries industrialize, workers choose between informal self-employment and low-skill manufacturing …. What do workers trade off, and what are the long run impacts of this occupational choice? Self-employment is thought to be …
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Working with five Ethiopian firms, we randomized applicants to an industrial job offer, an “entrepreneurship” program … employment or income after a year. Applicants largely took industrial work to cope with adverse shocks. This exposure, meanwhile …, significantly increased health problems. The entrepreneurship program raised earnings 33 percent and provided steadier hours. When …
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for better work. Meanwhile, the entrepreneurship program stimulated self-employment, raised earnings by 33%, provided …As low-income countries industrialize, workers choose between informal self-employment and low-skill manufacturing …. What do workers trade off, and what are the long run impacts of this occupational choice? Self-employment is thought to be …
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Using the Canadian Labour Force Survey, we document the short-term impact of COVID-19 on self-employed individuals in Canada, which we interpret as small business owners. We document an important decrease in business ownership between February 2020 and May 2020 (-14.8 percent for incorporated...
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research confirms increasing employment, hours worked, and small business ownership as provinces began reopening their …
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I investigate the mechanisms that drive sorting into entrepreneurship and entrepreneurial success among young …" entrepreneurs. I use the estimated model to evaluate policies designed to promote entrepreneurship. …
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Self-employed workers can be own-account workers who control their own work or employers who not only are their own boss but also direct others (their employees). We expect both types of self-employed, i.e., own-account workers and employers, to enjoy more independence in determining their work...
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