We aimed to systematically identify and evaluate all studies of good quality that compared
the occurrence of mental disorders in the self-employed versus employees. Adhering to the …

The notion that self-employed individuals are more satisfied with their jobs than wage-
employees has found broad empirical support. Previous research exploring the well-being …

In work-poverty has become a pressing social issue in Europe. The self-employed remain
relatively uncharted terrain in this context. With about 15 percent of European workers in self …

This paper investigates the association of life satisfaction and self-employment experience.
Using a large longitudinal dataset from the Understanding Society survey over the period …

The financially challenging work of creative professionals is a widely recognized concern,
and uncovering the root causes of such challenges requires more explorations into the …

Self-employment has been promoted as a path to gainful employment in Finland and
elsewhere. But recently there has been increasing concern in Finland about the position of …

Background Self‐employed business owners in Korea make up one‐quarter of the working
population, and half of those who are self‐employed are in micro and small businesses …

In work-poverty has become a much talked about issue in Europe and rightly so. There is a
good deal of research on poverty among contracted workers, including people in part-time …

This paper examines the extent to which fiscal policy protected household incomes in the
second year of the COVID-19 pandemic in EU countries. Using microsimulation techniques …

Despite the important role of entrepreneurship in alleviating poverty in developing countries,
scholars have devoted less attention to exploring entrepreneurship and poverty in …