Self-Employment Dynamics, State Dependence and Cross-Mobility Patterns

Marco Caliendo and Arne Uhlendorff

No 3900, IZA Discussion Papers from Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)

Abstract: This paper analyzes the mobility between self-employment, wage employment and non-employment. Using data for men in West Germany, we find strong true state dependence in all three states. Moreover, compared to wage employment, non-employment increases the probability of self-employment significantly, and self-employment goes along with a higher risk of future non-employment.

Keywords: self-employment; state dependence; labor market dynamics; unemployment (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C23 C25 J64 L26 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 15 pages
Date: 2008-12
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