From unemployment to self-employment: Can enterprise policy intensify the risks of poverty?

Danson, Michael; Galloway, Laura; Sherif, Mohamed

doi:10.1016/j.cpa.2020.102164

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“…The cost-effectiveness of support entails significant economic risks (wasted resources, uneven distribution, demanding conditions), as confirmed by Danson, Galloway, Sherif (2021). A study by Cueto and Mato (2009) determined self-employment survival rates to be around 93% after 2 years and 76% after 5 years.…”

Section: Economic Factorsmentioning

confidence: 93%

What Factors Influence the Survival of Subsidised Start-ups for the Unemployed in Slovakia?

Pisár

Mertinková

Šipikal

2021

CEPAR

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Purpose: The aim of the paper is to analyse the factors of sustainability of the public policy subsidising start-ups for the unemployed in Slovakia. Design/Methodology/Approach: The analysis assesses the sustainability of subsidies in the period 2012-2016 based on data provided by the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs. Logistic regression was used to identify the key factors. Findings: Research shows that in times of economic growth, policies to support the self-employment of the unemployed are a particularly effective form of active labour market policy, especially in the more developed regions. On the contrary, when serving as a business support tool, they lead to very low survival rates of the subsidised companies compared to results of other studies. In terms of factors affecting this sustainability, the length of unemployment, the amount of support, as well as regional characteristics emerge as the most significant. Practical implications: The results allow for a better definition of the conditions for providing subsidies to the unemployed to start a business in the future, while also showing that this instrument leads to employment retention rather than to the promotion of entrepreneurial activities. Originality/value: The research was carried out under specific conditions that had been little explored so far. The policy was evaluated at a time of strong economic growth accompanied by a significant reduction in unemployment. Also worth noting is that it was carried out in a country with some of the most pronounced regional disparities, which made it possible to compare the impact of the policy in different starting conditions.

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Section: Economic Factorsmentioning

confidence: 93%

What Factors Influence the Survival of Subsidised Start-ups for the Unemployed in Slovakia?

Pisár

Mertinková

Šipikal

2021

CEPAR

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“…Обеспечение стимулирования самозанятости среди безработных не приведет к повышению устойчивости регионального развития, поскольку «социальные риски и обязанности государства и работодателей в области занятости будут переложены на лиц, которые в наименьшей степени способны их нести» [Danson et al, 2021]. Под социальными рисками понимается угроза ухудшения социальных условий граждан, уровня и качества жизни населения, риск бедности.…”

Section: направления развития процессов самозанятости в целях повышен...unclassified

Self-Employment As a Socio-Economic Phenomenon: Impact on Sustainability of Regional Development

Mitrofanova¹,

Chernova²

2022

Vestn. Volgogr. gos. univ. Econom.

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One of the most important forms of labor is self-employment. The project launched in Russia to introduce a tax on professional activities stimulated the processes of self-employment legalization and it sets a number of research tasks, including the identification of the emerging consequences of the development of selfemployment processes for the economy. This article sets the following goal: on the basis of the study of the essence of self-employment as an economic phenomenon, the goal of research consists in the identification of trends in the development of this process in the southern regions of Russia and determines the directions for effectiveness growth of their impact on the sustainability of regional development. The objects of the study were the regions of the Southern Federal District. The study determined that self-employment can act as a consequence of economic problems and as a tool for economic development. The authors identified trends in the development of self-employment in Russia and in the regions of the Southern Federal District, revealed the accelerators of this process, and they are: professional training for entrepreneurial activity; growth of the level of financial literacy of the population; availability of loans for start-ups with transparent conditions for their provision; policy supporting labor migrants in their business in their native cities; provision of self-employed with quality services and servicing, including digital ones. Suggestions for the development of self-employment processes were made and they allow increasing regional sustainability when developing social capital. It is mentioned that today it is fundamentally important for the state to give citizens with such a tax status basic social guarantees, while maintaining favorable conditions for the development of platform employment, since the self-employed are less protected in terms of social guarantees and rights.

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“…It is consistent with the study's findings, which indicated that as unemployment rises, so will poverty. One explanation is that measures such as introducing new entrepreneurs have failed (Danson et al, 2021).…”

Section: Unemployment On Povertymentioning

confidence: 99%

Poverty in the Indonesia-Malaysia border province (case study in West Kalimantan Province)

Pynanjung¹,

Agustinus²,

Junaidi³

et al. 2021

JES

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This study aims to analyze the factors determining poverty in the Indonesia-Malaysia border province of West Kalimantan. Data were obtained from Statistics Indonesia (BPS) of West Kalimantan Province. From 2010 to 2019, panel data of regencies/cities in West Kalimantan were analyzed quantitatively. The results showed that the Random Equation Model (REM) using the GLS method was more appropriate for examining the impact of poverty in West Kalimantan. The study result found that Gross Regional Domestic Product, unemployment rate, and population density significantly affect poverty.

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From unemployment to self-employment: Can enterprise policy intensify the risks of poverty?

Cited by 27 publications

References 87 publications

What Factors Influence the Survival of Subsidised Start-ups for the Unemployed in Slovakia?

What Factors Influence the Survival of Subsidised Start-ups for the Unemployed in Slovakia?

Self-Employment As a Socio-Economic Phenomenon: Impact on Sustainability of Regional Development

Poverty in the Indonesia-Malaysia border province (case study in West Kalimantan Province)

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