Self-Employment Among the Poor: Does It Pay Off?

被引:2
作者
Fisher, Monica [1 ,2 ]
Lewin, Paul A. [3 ,5 ]
Wornell, Emily J. [4 ]
机构
[1] Univ Idaho, Agr Econ & Rural Sociol, Moscow, ID USA
[2] Int Maize & Wheat Improvement Ctr, Nairobi, Kenya
[3] Univ Idaho, Agr Econ & Rural Sociol, Boise, ID USA
[4] Ball State Univ, Indiana Communities Inst, Muncie, IN USA
[5] Univ Idaho, Agr Econ & Rural Sociol, 322 E Front St,Suite 120, Boise, ID 83702 USA
基金
美国食品与农业研究所;
关键词
Earnings; occupational choice; poverty; self-employment; wage/salary work; ENTREPRENEURSHIP; POVERTY;
D O I
10.1080/10875549.2023.2301614
中图分类号
C916 [社会工作、社会管理、社会规划];
学科分类号
1204 ;
摘要
We find that in a typical year, between 2010 and 2019, there were an estimated 887,778 self-employed poor people in the U.S. The self-employed poor (vs. poor wage/salary workers) are less likely to belong to racial/ethnic minority groups, more educated, and more likely to be homeowners. Self-employment does not appear to pay off for America's poor. The poor experience an entrepreneurial earnings penalty (the loss in earnings being self-employed vs. working for wages) ranging between 12% and 43%. Future research is needed to understand why poor people choose self-employment, despite lower earnings on average than in wage work.
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页码:92 / 109
页数:18
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