Using a large Finnish data set, the choice between self-employment and paidemployment is analysed empirically. The model used is a switching regression model with endogenous switching. The main result suggests that the predicted earnings differential between self-employment and paid employment has a positive influence on the probability of being self-employed.
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Volume (Year): 13 (2000) Issue (Month): 1 (Spring) Pages: 45-55 Download reference. The following formats are available: HTML
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