Wage Uncertainty and The Labour Supply of Self-Employed Workers  

Oleh:

Parker, Simon C. ; Belghitar, Yacine ; Barmby, Tim

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: The Economic Journal (EBSCO) vol. 115 no. 502 (Mar. 2005), page C190-C207.
Topik: Wages; wage uncertainty; labour supply; self - employed workers
Fulltext: C190.pdf (125.6KB)

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We analyse the effects of wage uncertainty on the labour supply of self - employed workers, using PSID data on self - employed American males. The standard deviation of past wages, as a measure of wage uncertainty, is the key determinant of male self - employed labour supply, with a significant positive effect. In contrast there is no effect from the (instrumented) wage or other explanatory variables. Our findings are consistent with the self - employed 'self - insuring' in response to greater uncertainty by working longer hours, and they can also help explain why self - employed Americans work longer average hours for lower average wages than their employee counterparts.

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