Home‐Based Work and Women’s Labor Force Decisions
利用1990年人口普查数据，发现居家工作因固定成本较低，对有小孩、残疾或居住在农村的女性更具吸引力，且居家工作者更可能选择自雇。
Home-based work differs from other employment because the work site is the home itself. This difference means that the fixed costs of working at home are less than the fixed costs of working on site and that home-based workers may engage in joint market and household production. Using data from the 1990 Census, we find that home-based work is an attractive option for women for whom the fixed costs of work are highwomen who have small children, are disabled, or live in rural areasand that home-based workers are more likely to choose self-employment than are on-site workers.