Tag
self_employment
3 findings
Labour & employmentPost-Program Self-Employment TransitionPublic works program participants worked 16 percent more days in self-employment compared to non-participants, measured more than a year after program completion.RCTEconomics (general)Self-Employment Decoupling from Liquidity ConstraintsWinning a 1M SEK windfall reduces self-employment income by 0.051 SEK per 100 SEK won (p = 0.088), representing a 7.72% reduction relative to baseline mean self-employment income (6,598 SEK), which is a larger proportional drop than wage earnings (-5.49%); self-employment participation drops by 0.139 percentage points per 1M SEK won (p = 0.491), contradicting theories that liquidity shocks promote entrepreneurial entry.RCTLabour & employmentSubsidized Employment Pathway AccelerationEarly integration agreements accelerated transitions into wage-subsidized roles and business startup grants (Gründungszuschuss lasting up to 15 months), driving early 180-day exit increases among low-employability job seekers before unsubsidized employment rates converged at 365 days (7.4 percentage point increase in unsubsidized jobs for Group A vs D).RCT