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| DC Field | Value | Language |
|---|---|---|
| dc.creator | Gerardo Jacobs | - |
| dc.date | 2007 | - |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2013-10-16T07:07:15Z | - |
| dc.date.available | 2013-10-16T07:07:15Z | - |
| dc.date.issued | 2013-10-16 | - |
| dc.identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/10419/19871 | - |
| dc.identifier | ppn:560905688 | - |
| dc.identifier | RePEc:zbw:gdec07:6538 | - |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://koha.mediu.edu.my:8181/xmlui/handle/10419/19871 | - |
| dc.description | Most occupational choice models introduce only two options for agents: entrepreneurial activities or wage-employment. However, these models represent inadequately the labor force distribution from developing countries, where an important proportion of the total work force are self-employed workers. Some models introduce self-employment as an occupational choice. These works have a common feature : at equilibrium, wage earners belong to the lower end of the income distribution. However, for a large set of developing countries, peasants and small proprietors are part of a self employment sector that can mostly be found in the lower end of the income distribution. In this work, in contrast with previous efforts, self-employment formation is consistent with data from most developing countries. We pay special attention to the conditions under which either the economy ends in a low income equilibrium, where self-employment is the only form of production; or alternatively, a high income equilibrium with a well developed labor market. We study some public policy issues, paying special attention to role of capital markets and the efficiency of schooling. | - |
| dc.language | eng | - |
| dc.publisher | - | |
| dc.relation | Proceedings of the German Development Economics Conference, Göttingen 2007 / Verein für Socialpolitik, Research Committee Development Economics 15 | - |
| dc.rights | http://www.econstor.eu/dspace/Nutzungsbedingungen | - |
| dc.subject | O12 | - |
| dc.subject | J24 | - |
| dc.subject | ddc:330 | - |
| dc.subject | Occupational Choice | - |
| dc.subject | Human Capital | - |
| dc.subject | Economic Development | - |
| dc.subject | General Equilibrium | - |
| dc.title | An Occupational Choice Model for Developing Countries | - |
| dc.type | doc-type:conferenceObject | - |
| Appears in Collections: | EconStor | |
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