While American women's employment rates fall in the years after they have a child, their self-employment rates do not. These contrasting patterns may be explained by the fact that self-employed women often have more control over their work schedule, hours, and location than wage and salary...

Rising student debt balances have captured the attention of policy makers and academics; however, the effect of student debt on individuals’ self-employment behavior is still unclear. In this paper, we estimate the association between student debt and self-employment using data from the Survey...