S.C. Parker
Explaining international variations in self-employment : Evidence from a panel of OECD countries
Parker, S.C.; Robson, M.T.
Abstract
Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) data from 1972 to 1996 reveals substantial differences in the levels and trends of self-employment rates across countries. This article uses recently developed panel integration and cointegration techniques to explore the determinants of aggregate self-employment rates. We find that within the panel, self-employment rates are positively and significantly related to personal income tax rates and negatively and significantly related to the unemployment benefit replacement rate. This accords a central role to government tax and transfer policies, in contrast to nonrobust influences from macroeconomic variables, which have been widely used in previous studies.
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Parker, S., & Robson, M. (2004). Explaining international variations in self-employment : Evidence from a panel of OECD countries. Southern Economic Journal, 71(2), 287-301
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Publication Date | Oct 1, 2004 |
Deposit Date | Aug 29, 2008 |
Publicly Available Date | Aug 29, 2008 |
Journal | Southern Economic Journal |
Print ISSN | 0038-4038 |
Publisher | Southern Economic Association |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 71 |
Issue | 2 |
Pages | 287-301 |
Public URL | https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1625080 |
Publisher URL | http://www.utc.edu/Outreach/SouthernEconomicAssociation/southern-economic-journal.html |
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