Survival of the Fittest? An Analysis of Self‐Employment Duration in Britain
利用英国家庭面板调查数据，分析自雇持续时间，发现40%的自雇企业在第一年内倒闭，但多数退出并非因破产而是转向其他工作；有工作经验、无失业经历、辞职创业且有初始资本的人生存更久。
This paper uses data from the British Household Panel Survey to investigate the duration of self‐employment spells in Britain. The results suggest that 40% of self‐employment ventures started since 1991 have not survived their first year in business. Evidence is produced showing that a substantial proportion of self‐employment spells are not terminated through bankruptcy, but through moves to alternative employment. The fittest, in terms of self‐employment survival, are those with no previous unemployment experience but with some work experience, who quit their previous job, and who entered self‐employment with some initial capital.