Disability and self-employment: evidence for the UK

Melanie Jones and Paul Latreille

Applied Economics, 2011, vol. 43, issue 27, 4161-4178

Abstract: This article examines the self-employment decision for disabled and nondisabled workers in the UK. Using Labour Force Survey (LFS) data, it is found that self-employment may provide an important means by which those with work-limiting disabilities can accommodate their impairment.

Date: 2011
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