The post-crisis growth in the self-employed: volunteers or reluctant recruits?
利用英国纵向数据，研究自雇就业增长与地方经济条件的关系，发现高工资和低失业率等“拉力”因素更显著地推动自雇就业，而非作为失业的替代。
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.