The post-crisis growth in the self-employed: volunteers or reluctant recruits?

Henley, Andrew ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4057-1679 2017. The post-crisis growth in the self-employed: volunteers or reluctant recruits? Regional Studies 51 (9) , pp. 1312-1323. 10.1080/00343404.2016.1184753

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The post-crisis growth in the self-employed: volunteers or reluctant recruits? Regional Studies. In the context of recent growth in UK self-employment, the relationship between self-employment choices and local economic and labour market conditions is investigated to address whether self-employment is associated with local ‘push’ or ‘pull’. Empirical analysis is conducted using UK longitudinal data linked to local area unemployment and earnings data. Analysis shows that pull factors are more significant in driving transitions into self-employment. Self-employed business ownership appears not to function as a significant alternative to unemployment where paid employment demand is weak. Entrepreneurial activity prospers where local wages are higher and unemployment lower.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Business (Including Economics)
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Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
ISSN:	0034-3404
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	4 August 2016
Date of Acceptance:	27 April 2016
Last Modified:	05 Dec 2024 04:00
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/93593

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