By Choice and by Necessity: Entrepreneurship and Self-Employment in the Developing World

David Margolis

The European Journal of Development Research, 2014, vol. 26, issue 4, 419-436

Abstract: Over half of all workers in the developing world are self-employed. Although some self-employment is chosen by entrepreneurs with well-defined projects and ambitions, roughly two-thirds results from individuals having no better alternatives. The importance of self-employment in the overall distribution of jobs is determined by many factors, including social protection systems, labor market frictions, the business environment and labor market institutions. However, self-employment in the developing world tends to be low-productivity employment, and as countries move up the development path, the availability of wage employment grows and the mix of jobs changes.

Date: 2014
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