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Economic cycles and self-employment: Synthetic cohort analysis for Greater Santiago

Economic cycles affect both unemployment and the composition of employment, which can have an impact on the well-being of individuals if these changes in composition are involuntary or involve a decrease in the quality of employment. In this article, we study the relationship between economic cycles and self-employment, distinguishing between employers and own-account workers, through a synthetic cohort methodology using data for Chile. The results suggest that the proportion of employers is procyclical and that of own-account workers is countercyclical. This suggests that own-account employment is a refuge in times of crisis from the shortage of wage-based employment. This highlights the importance of designing public policies that would improve the conditions of self-employed workers.

Weitere Titel
Ciclos económicos y trabajo independiente
Sprache
Englisch

Erschienen in
Journal: Estudios de Economía ; ISSN: 0718-5286 ; Volume: 49 ; Year: 2022 ; Issue: 1 ; Pages: 5-30

Klassifikation
Wirtschaft
Labor Economics Policies
Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs: Public Policy
Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs: Other
Thema
Self-employment
Employer
Own-account

Ereignis
Geistige Schöpfung
(wer)
Montero, Rodrigo
Pérez, Joaquín
Ereignis
Veröffentlichung
(wer)
Universidad de Chile, Departamento de Economía
(wo)
Santiago de Chile
(wann)
2022

Handle
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10.03.2025, 11:46 MEZ

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Beteiligte

  • Montero, Rodrigo
  • Pérez, Joaquín
  • Universidad de Chile, Departamento de Economía

Entstanden

  • 2022

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