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

Artikel

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.

Object Details

• Alternative title: Ciclos económicos y trabajo independiente
• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Journal: Estudios de Economía ; ISSN: 0718-5286 ; Volume: 49 ; Year: 2022 ; Issue: 1 ; Pages: 5-30

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Wirtschaft ; Labor Economics Policies ; Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs: Public Policy ; Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs: Other
• Subject: Self-employment ; Employer ; Own-account

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Montero, Rodrigo ; Pérez, Joaquín
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): Universidad de Chile, Departamento de Economía
• (where): Santiago de Chile
• (when): 2022

Further information

• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/285092
• Last update: 10.03.2025, 11:46 AM CET