TY - JOUR
T1 - Gender and field of study as determinants of self-employment
AU - Leoni, Thomas
AU - Falk, Martin
PY - 2010/1
Y1 - 2010/1
N2 - This article concentrates on gender differences among university graduates with respect to self-employment. We investigate the characteristics of self-employed men and women, focusing in particular on the contribution of field of study as a determinant of the gender gap in self-employment rates. Our approach is based on probit regressions and on the application of a non-linear decomposition technique to the gender gap in self-employment. We find that age and field of study account for two-thirds of the observed gender gap in self-employment.
AB - This article concentrates on gender differences among university graduates with respect to self-employment. We investigate the characteristics of self-employed men and women, focusing in particular on the contribution of field of study as a determinant of the gender gap in self-employment rates. Our approach is based on probit regressions and on the application of a non-linear decomposition technique to the gender gap in self-employment. We find that age and field of study account for two-thirds of the observed gender gap in self-employment.
KW - Economics of gender
KW - Human capital, skills
KW - Labour force composition
KW - Professional labour markets
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=76049090061&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1007/s11187-008-9114-1
DO - 10.1007/s11187-008-9114-1
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:76049090061
SN - 0921-898X
VL - 34
SP - 167
EP - 185
JO - Small Business Economics
JF - Small Business Economics
IS - 2
ER -