Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/285092 
Title (translated): 
Ciclos económicos y trabajo independiente
Year of Publication: 
2022
Citation: 
[Journal:] Estudios de Economía [ISSN:] 0718-5286 [Volume:] 49 [Issue:] 1 [Year:] 2022 [Pages:] 5-30
Publisher: 
Universidad de Chile, Departamento de Economía, Santiago de Chile
Abstract: 
Economic cycles affect both unemployment and the composition of employment, which can have an impact on the well-being of individuals if these changes in composition are involuntary or involve a decrease in the quality of employment. In this article, we study the relationship between economic cycles and self-employment, distinguishing between employers and own-account workers, through a synthetic cohort methodology using data for Chile. The results suggest that the proportion of employers is procyclical and that of own-account workers is countercyclical. This suggests that own-account employment is a refuge in times of crisis from the shortage of wage-based employment. This highlights the importance of designing public policies that would improve the conditions of self-employed workers.
Subjects: 
Self-employment
Employer
Own-account
JEL: 
J08
J38
J39
Creative Commons License: 
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Document Type: 
Article

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