An International Comparison of Small Business Employment

John Schmitt and Nathaniel Lane

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Abstract: Contrary to popular perceptions, the United States has a much smaller small-business sector (as a share of total employment) than other countries at a comparable level of economic development, according to this new CEPR report. The authors observe that the undersized U.S. small business sector is consistent with the view that high health care costs discourage small business formation, since start-ups in other countries can tap into government-funded health care systems.

Keywords: small business; employment; health care (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: E E2 E24 J J4 J49 L O O5 O51 O52 O57 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 14 pages
Date: 2009-08
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