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We examine the spatio-temporal dynamics of self-employment in India using geoadditive models and pseudo panel techniques. We test the claim of Iyigun and Owen (1999) that individuals invest in professional human capital and not in entrepreneurial human capital as an economy develops. The results suggest that in non-agriculture, higher education decreases the likelihood of individuals choosing self-employment over time; however, it has an opposite effect in agriculture. While increases in land possessed increase the likelihood of self-employment choice in agriculture, individuals with small land holdings are more likely to transition into self-employment in non-agriculture. Belonging to a backward class has a negative effect on self-employment choice in both sectors; however, the effect has increased in non-agriculture and remained stable in agriculture. The geoadditive models suggest that the propensity to be self-employed has decreased across most spatial units, although there are few pockets where self-employment is rising again.

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Paper provided by University Library of Munich, Germany in its series MPRA Paper with number 20042.

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Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Self-employment; Developing Countries; Dynamics; Pseudo Panels;

Find related papers by JEL classification:

• J24 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity
• L26 - Industrial Organization - - Firm Objectives, Organization, and Behavior - - - Entrepreneurship
• J23 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Labor Demand

This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:

• NEP-ALL-2010-01-23 (All new papers)
• NEP-CWA-2010-01-23 (Central & Western Asia)
• NEP-DEV-2010-01-23 (Development)
• NEP-ENT-2010-01-23 (Entrepreneurship)
• NEP-LAB-2010-01-23 (Labour Economics)

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