Incentives to the self-employment decision in Sweden

International Review of Applied Economics

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 379-403

  Vejsiu, Altin ^a  

^a Swedish Ministry of Enterprise Energy and Communications   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Entry rate; Gender differences; Predicted earnings differential; Self employment

Indexed keywords

GENDER DISPARITY; INCENTIVE; INCOME; OCCUPATION; SELF EMPLOYMENT; SOCIOECONOMIC IMPACT;

SWEDEN;

EID: 79957529278     PISSN: 02692171     EISSN: 14653486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02692171.2010.511170     Document Type: Article

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