The analysis of the decision to enter into self‐employment is a hot topic in the economic
literature. Among the elements that most directly influence this decision, individual factors …

In recent years, the United Kingdom has become a more and more divided society with
inequality between the regions as marked as it has ever been. In a landmark analysis of the …

We examine how economic institutions, measured by the Economic Freedom of the World
(EFW) index, affect the relationship between capital—human, social, and financial—and …

Entrepreneurship has been promoted as an innovative strategy to address the employment
of people with disabilities. Research has predominantly focused on the self-sufficiency …

Human capital obtained through education has been shown to be one of the strongest
drivers of entrepreneurship performance. The entrepreneur's human capital, though, is only …

The current study presents new evidence on the well-being of women entrepreneurs using
data from the World Values Survey for 80 countries. Results indicate that in low-and middle …

Purpose Creating employment for all seems to be impossible in emerging nations as the
unemployment rate is rising faster than the number of job openings available. Studies on the …

This article discusses the interaction between demographic aging, population decline, and
various aspects of the local development challenges facing public authorities. In particular …

To date, entrepreneurship literature overlooks part-time entrepreneurs, ie, those who devote
time to entrepreneurial ventures and wage employment at the same time. In contrast, recent …

This paper evaluates the role of self-employment in China's rural economy, while paying
attention to whether the rise of self-employment promotes entrepreneurship and is a sign of …