The labour market consequences of self-employment spells: European evidence

Labour Economics

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 246-271

  Hyytinen, Ari ^a   Rouvinen, Petri ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

^b Elinkeinoelaman Tutkimuslaitos   (Finland)

Author keywords

Earnings; Job mobility; Selection; Self employment; Wage differentials

Indexed keywords

EID: 38849201627     PISSN: 09275371     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.labeco.2007.02.001     Document Type: Article

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