Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/300173 
Year of Publication: 
2024
Series/Report no.: 
IFN Working Paper No. 1487
Publisher: 
Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN), Stockholm
Abstract: 
Our use of longitudinal register data combined with a unique survey allows us to offer a more comprehensive picture of rural self-employment than in previous studies. We find that selfemployed in rural settings are more likely than those in metropolitan regions to employ others, but self-employment rates in rural areas are lower. There is substantial heterogeneity among the rural self-employed; in-movers are quite different from stayers in terms of their perceptions of the conditions necessary for business success and their employment practices. Policy initiatives aimed at fostering development in rural areas should consider these distinctions.
Subjects: 
Self-Employment
Labor Mobility
Regional Development
Rural Economics
JEL: 
J24
J61
R11
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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