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dc.contributor.authorGerardo Jacobsen
dc.date.accessioned2009-01-28T16:08:27Z-
dc.date.available2009-01-28T16:08:27Z-
dc.date.issued2007-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10419/19871-
dc.description.abstractMost 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.en
dc.language.isoengen
dc.publisher|aVerein für Socialpolitik, Ausschuss für Entwicklungsländer |cGöttingenen
dc.relation.ispartofseries|aProceedings of the German Development Economics Conference, Göttingen 2007 |x15en
dc.subject.jelO12en
dc.subject.jelJ24en
dc.subject.ddc330en
dc.subject.keywordOccupational Choiceen
dc.subject.keywordHuman Capitalen
dc.subject.keywordEconomic Developmenten
dc.subject.keywordGeneral Equilibriumen
dc.titleAn Occupational Choice Model for Developing Countries-
dc.typeConference Paperen
dc.identifier.ppn560905688en
dc.rightshttp://www.econstor.eu/dspace/Nutzungsbedingungenen
dc.identifier.repecRePEc:zbw:gdec07:6538en

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