Own-account workers in Europe: flexible, mobile, and often inadequately insured
Abstract: "The European Union is currently experiencing a kind of 'renaissance of selfemployment'. As part of this trend, the share of self-employed workers who are operating their enterprises without the support of dependent employees is growing particularly evidently. Members of this category of self-employed are known as 'ownaccount workers'. Proceeding from the theory of transitional labour markets, the authors develop a concept with which mobility rates and mobility patterns can be used to compare the dynamics of own-account work (entries, exits and duration) in five different European countries (Germany, the Netherlands, Italy, United Kingdom and occasionally Sweden). Against this background, the insurance coverage offered to the self-employed as well as that enjoyed by persons entering or exiting the status of selfemployment are then observed and compared across the different countries." (author's abstract)
- Alternative title
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Soloselbständigkeit in Europa: flexibel, mobil und oftmals unzureichend versichert
- Location
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Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
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Online-Ressource, 23 S.
- Language
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Englisch
- Notes
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Veröffentlichungsversion
- Bibliographic citation
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Discussion Papers / Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin für Sozialforschung, Forschungsschwerpunkt Arbeit, Sozialstruktur und Sozialstaat, Abteilung Arbeitsmarktpolitik und Beschäftigung ; Bd. 2006-122
- Classification
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Wirtschaft
- Event
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Veröffentlichung
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Berlin
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2006
- Creator
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Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin für Sozialforschung gGmbH
- URN
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urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-114437
- Rights
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Open Access unbekannt; Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
- Last update
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25.03.2025, 1:49 PM CET
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Associated
- Schulze Buschoff, Karin
- Schmidt, Claudia
- Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin für Sozialforschung gGmbH
Time of origin
- 2006