Does Self-Employment Really Rise in Recessions?
Some observers argue that self-employment is counter-cyclical. Focusing on people’s decisions to go into business for themselves, these researchers argue that some of the people who lose their jobs when the economy contracts enter into self-employment, rather than becoming unemployed or exiting the labor force. Government data analyzed by Robert Fairlie at the University of ...
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