Self-employment and the Okun's law

MS Porras-Arena, ÁL Martín-Román - Economic Modelling, 2019 - Elsevier
This research establishes a significant relationship between the share of self-employment in
total employment and the Okun's coefficient, which had been insufficiently addressed in the …

The unemployment-entrepreneurship nexus: new evidence from 30 Iranian provinces

I Cheratian, A Golpe, S Goltabar… - International Journal of …, 2020 - emerald.com
Purpose During recent years, the nexus between unemployment and entrepreneurship has
been examined in depth in developed and industrialised economies but rarely in developing …

The 'recession-push'hypothesis reconsidered

E Congregado, A Golpe, A Van Stel - International Entrepreneurship and …, 2012 - Springer
The relationship between unemployment and self-employment has been studied
extensively. Due to its complex, multifaceted nature, various scholars have found a large …

Proprietorship and unemployment in the United States

SF Gohmann, JM Fernandez - Journal of Business Venturing, 2014 - Elsevier
Unemployment and proprietorship can be related in several ways. As unemployment
increases, individuals with fewer job alternatives may choose to start their own business …

Employment protection and regional self-employment rates in an economic downturn: a multilevel analysis

N Filippopoulos, G Fotopoulos - The Annals of Regional Science, 2024 - Springer
This research aims to investigate the role of employment protection in affecting the
relationship between regional self-employment and unemployment during turbulent times. In …

An empirical note on entrepreneurship and unemployment: Further evidence from US States

N Apergis, JE Payne - Journal of Entrepreneurship and Public Policy, 2016 - emerald.com
Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to extend the existing literature on the causal
dynamics between entrepreneurship and the unemployment rate (UR) in the use of the …

The regional variations of entrepreneurial dynamism: a mixed methods study

PA Julien - Entrepreneurship & Regional Development, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Given that added knowledge and deeper understanding are needed with regard to regional
variations in the creation of new firms, this study seeks to answer the following two research …

The entrepreneurship-unemployment nexus in Croatia

JE Payne, A Mervar - Journal of Entrepreneurship and Public Policy, 2017 - emerald.com
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to extend the literature on the entrepreneurship-
unemployment nexus to the case of Croatia. Design/methodology/approach The study uses …

[PDF][PDF] Entrepreneurship as a solution to youth unemployment in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

AA Bokhari - American Journal of Scientific Research, 2013 - academia.edu
The role of entrepreneurship in job creation and unemployment reduction is well
established. With an unemployment rate exceeding 38% among Saudi youth …

Entrepreneurial dynamics of the self-employed and of firms: a comparison of determinants using Spanish data

V Salas-Fumas, JJ Sanchez-Asin - International Entrepreneurship and …, 2013 - Springer
Entrepreneurship is viewed at either an individual level (self-employment), or a firm level
(firms' creation) phenomenon. We also observe the self-employed and firms that hire …