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Labour Market Institutions and Entrepreneurship

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Measuring Entrepreneurship

Part of the book series: International Studies In Entrepreneurship ((ISEN,volume 16))

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The impact of labour market institutions on both labour supply and job search rates has been exhaustively analysed in Labour Economics from theoretical as well as empirical approaches. However, research on the impact of this regulation on self-employment and its composition is limited, that is, the impact of labour market institutions on occupational choice and labour demand. In this context, the aim of this study is to revise the effects of certain labour market institutions on self-employment rates, defining the key dimensions and revising those indicators that could be used for capturing these effects, making an abstraction of the tax system effects.

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  1. University of Huelva, Huelva, 21071, Spain, 11 Plaza de la Merced

    Antonio Aníbal Golpe

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    Emilio Congregado

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Golpe, A.A., Millán, J.M., Román, C. (2008). Labour Market Institutions and Entrepreneurship. In: Congregado, E. (eds) Measuring Entrepreneurship. International Studies In Entrepreneurship, vol 16. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-72288-7_14

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