This paper i) documents the extent and cyclicality of self-employment entry and exit flows; ii) explores transitions to and from self-employment; and iii) investigates the influence of individual characteristics and labour market experience as well as macroeconomic conditions on the probability...

Data from the 1995 Social Stratification and Social Mobility National Survey are used to investigate the determinants of entry into and exit from self-employment in Japan. First, the socio-legal context of self-employment in Japan is described, and relevant self-employment literature is...

Data from the Social Mobility Survey and the Hungarian Household Panel Survey (HHP) are used to investigate transition to and from self-employment in Hungary between 1980 and 1997. First, a general overview of the shifting political environment of self-employment in Hungary is...