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Spatial variations in intergenerational transmission of self-employment

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HANNU NIITTYKANGAS
HANNU TERVO

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Niittykangas H. and Tervo H. (2005) Spatial variations in intergenerational transmission of self-employment, Regional Studies 39 , 319--332. Intergenerational transfers of human and non-human capital may motivate children to follow their self-employed parent. This paper analyses occupational inheritance among self-employed families in Finland. Longitudinal micro data from 1970--99 are exploited. The sample consists of children aged 0--14 years in 1970. The results show that having an entrepreneurial family background strengthens the probability of entering self-employment. The results confirm the notion of the importance of the local environment for self-employment. They also offer some evidence for the hypothesis that intergenerational transmission of self-employment is an explanation for spatial differences in self-employment.

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Volume (Year): 39 (2005)
Issue (Month): 3 (May)
Pages: 319-332
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Keywords: Self-employment Intergenerational transfer Spatial differences Micro data Logit analysis Finland Travail indépendant Transmission entre les générations Variation géographique Données microéconomiques Analyse logit Finlande Freiberufliche Tätigkeit Vererbung von einer Generation zur andern Mikrodaten räumlicher Unterschiede Logitanalyse Finnland Empleo autónomo Traspaso inter-generacional Diferencias espaciales Datos micro Análisis logit Finlandia JEL classifications: J23 J24 J62 M13

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  1. Hannu Tervo, 2006. "Regional unemployment, self-employment and family background," Applied Economics, Taylor and Francis Journals, vol. 38(9), pages 1055-1062, May. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
  2. Hannu Tervo & Mika Haapanen, 2006. "Gender Differences in Self-Employment in Finnish Regions," ERSA conference papers ersa06p380, European Regional Science Association. [Downloadable!]
  3. Hannu Tervo & Mika Haapanen, 2005. "Self-employment duration in urban and rural locations," ERSA conference papers ersa05p315, European Regional Science Association. [Downloadable!]
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