scholarly journals Labor market assimilation and the self-employment decision of immigrant entrepreneurs

2002 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 83-114 ◽  
Author(s):  
Magnus Lofstrom
Keyword(s):  
Labor Market ◽  
The Self ◽  
Employment Decision ◽  
Self Employment ◽  
Immigrant Entrepreneurs

scholarly journals Examining the motivation factors for individuals choosing self-employment: An assessment on Saudi labor market

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (5) ◽  
pp. 150-159
Author(s):  
Hussain Mohammed A AlObaid
Keyword(s):  
Labor Market ◽  
Household Survey ◽  
The Self ◽  
Telecommunication Sector ◽  
Young Males ◽  
Motivation Factors ◽  
Self Employment ◽  
High School Certificate ◽  
Main Determinants ◽  
Motivating Factor

The self-employment issue has attracted the attention of both researchers in the field of economies of labor and policymakers. This paper investigates the main determinants of being self-employed in Saudi Arabia including age, gender, qualification, earning, and non-financial benefits cited by the self-employed workers in the Saudi labor market. However, very limited previous research has discussed the subject of self-employment determinants altogether. The analysis uses the "household survey" Labor Force Direct Survey LFDS for Saudi Labor Market to investigate individuals’ determinants for being self-employed and to have a better explanation of self-employed jobs and their determinants. Estimates are presented on a sample of 1100 participants who became self-employed by 2017. The data provide detailed information on self-employment that allows analyzing the complete set of determinants that controlled self-employment. The descriptive statistics show that the self-employed tend to be young males aged between 20-35 years, with a preference of working in the telecommunication sector, with a high school certificate, and with a monthly earning target between 7001-10000 SR. Findings show that the most cited reason for the male at 90% was a preference for being one’s own boss. For females, the most cited motivating factor about 89% was ‘the opportunity to raise more money.    

scholarly journals The Self-Employment Experience of Immigrants

2019 ◽  
pp. 197-216
Author(s):  
George J. Borjas ◽  
Barry R. Chiswick
Keyword(s):  
Labor Market ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
The Self ◽  
Self Employment ◽  
Employment Experience ◽  
Immigrant Experience ◽  
Employment Rates

Self-employment is an important aspect of the immigrant experience in the labor market. Self-employment rates for immigrants exceed 15 percent for some national groups. Using the 1970 and 1980 U.S. Censuses, the analysis shows that self-employment rates of immigrants exceed those of native-born men; that there is a strong, positive impact of assimilation on self-employment rates; that more recent waves of immigrants are opting with increasing frequency for the self-employment option; and that part of the immigrant/native-born differential in self-employment rates can be attributed to “enclave” effects.

scholarly journals ANALYSIS OF LABOR AND LEISURE PRACTICES OF SHADOW SELF-EMPLOYED IN THE PHYSICAL LABOR MARKET IN RUSSIA

2021 ◽  
pp. 172-180
Author(s):  
I. A. Yurasov ◽  
M. A. Tanina ◽  
V. A. Yudina ◽  
E. V. Kuznetsova
Keyword(s):  
Labor Market ◽  
Strategic Planning ◽  
Work Life ◽  
The Self ◽  
Blue Collar ◽  
Sociological Analysis ◽  
Way Of Life ◽  
Self Employment ◽  
Russian Economy ◽  
Social Flexibility

Blue-collar self-employment occupies about 23 – 25 % in the structure of the Russian economy and is the most difficult for sociological analysis due to its isolation from the outside world. The most acceptable methods of sociological analysis of the self-employed in the field of physical labor are observation, observation is included, an unstructured interview in a relaxed atmosphere, since they are very closed and careful, understanding the secrecy and illegality of their employment. The blue-collar self-employed demonstrate a specific “kulak” mentality that combines hard work, social flexibility, a low horizon for strategic planning of personal and work life, adventurism, mobility, self-exploitation, greed, mercantilism, and socio-cultural limitations. By their stratification nature, the blue-collar self-employed are reviving the archaic Russian urban class with its specific mentality, habits, and way of life. The blue-collar self-employed exhibit a hedonistic, prestigious form of consumption. Thanks to their income, they have made physical labor in the form of free self-employment very prestigious in the modern Russia.

THE BORDER STRATEGY OF TOURISM AND RECREATIONAL AREAS DEVELOPMENT IN TERMS OF PANDEMIC COVID-19

2021 ◽  
pp. 50-56
Author(s):  
Nataliia Warga ◽  
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Karolina Sribna ◽  
Yevhenii Hoblyk
Keyword(s):  
Labor Market ◽  
Labor Migration ◽  
Transformation Process ◽  
The Self ◽  
Border Region ◽  
Informal Employment ◽  
Complex Nature ◽  
Self Employment ◽  
New Directions ◽  
High Level

The emergence of new directions of informal employment of the border region caused by the contradictory and complex nature of the transformation process, a significant deepening of disparities in the labor market, the complexity of the self-employment structure and the high level of labor migration.

scholarly journals Self-Employment in Times of Crisis: The Case of the Spanish Financial Crisis

Economies ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 88
Author(s):  
Sergio A. Contreras
Keyword(s):  
Labor Market ◽  
Financial Crisis ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
The Self ◽  
Self Employment ◽  
Employment Sector ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Significant Change ◽  
Using Data

While some researchers have suggested that the self-employment (SE) sector is a haven during a financial crisis, others believe that SE is not necessarily the desired outcome, but an indicator that the labor market is tightening for some groups. Few researchers have compared the SE sector before and after the occurrence of a significant financial crisis, especially in developed countries. This paper analyzes the determinants of entry into self-employment during the 2008 Spanish Crisis. Using data from the Encuesta de Presupuesto Familiar (EPF), results show that although the rate of SE did not experience a significant change during this time, the crisis affected people differently based on gender, with females being more affected than males. Results also suggest differences between Comunidades Autonomas in how the self-employment sector behaved during the crisis.

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