Özcan, Berkay 
ORCID: 0000-0003-2255-9406
(2011)
Only the lonely?: the influence of spouse on the transition to self-employment.
Small Business Economics, 37 (4).
pp. 465-492.
ISSN 1573-0913
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Abstract
Previous research showed that married individuals are overrepresented among the self-employed. Few studies proposed skill-spillover between the spouses within the marriage as an explanation. This paper deviates from the previous research by exploring different relationship contexts (e.g., cohabitation, being married or divorced, a widow(er) or single) and the role of partner influences under these contexts. It argues that the interaction between gender and relationship status implies variation in not only resources but also constraints, and hence sorts individuals into two different types of self-employment: entrepreneurial self-employment (i.e., incorporated business) and unincorporated self-employment. Using “Panel Study of Income Dynamics (PSID) 1965–2005” data, results of the competing risk models show that marital status contributes to both types of self-employment transitions, especially for men, but also for women. Cohabitation is a less supportive context for entrepreneurship and a partner’s self-employment experience increases only women’s likelihood of entering into entrepreneurship. These results suggest that skill-spillover between partners might be context dependent and only in one direction (from men to women).
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Official URL: | http://www.springer.com/business+%26+management/bu... |
| Additional Information: | © 2011 Springer |
| Divisions: | Social Policy |
| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform H Social Sciences > HQ The family. Marriage. Woman |
| JEL classification: | L - Industrial Organization > L2 - Firm Objectives, Organization, and Behavior > L20 - General |
| Date Deposited: | 29 Sep 2011 08:35 |
| Last Modified: | 11 Dec 2024 23:56 |
| URI: | http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/38479 |
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