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Duration of Self-Employment in Developing Countries: Evidence from Small Enterprises in Zimbabwe

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  • Nziramasanga, Mudziviri
  • Lee, Minsoo

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The duration of self-employment is an important policy consideration in developing countries. We use data from a sample of the self-employed in Zimbabwe to compute hazard rates by location and economic sector of the activity. We partition the data by date of entry to assess the impact of economic liberalization measures. Our results show that cost of finance, along with location and sector to be important variables in explaining duration. We then partition our sample in order to control for the effects of location, year of entry and type of activity. Our sub-samples thus consist of individuals facing the same history of macroeconomic trends in similar locations and activities. The results show that personal characteristics are significant in explaining differences between individuals in the duration of self-employment. Copyright 2001 by Kluwer Academic Publishers

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  • Nziramasanga, Mudziviri & Lee, Minsoo, 2001. "Duration of Self-Employment in Developing Countries: Evidence from Small Enterprises in Zimbabwe," Small Business Economics, Springer, vol. 17(4), pages 239-253, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:kap:sbusec:v:17:y:2001:i:4:p:239-53
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    1. Vera Rocha & Anabela Carneiro & Celeste Amorim Varum, 2013. "Entrepreneurship Dynamics: Entry Routes, Business-Owner's Persistence and Exit Modes," CEF.UP Working Papers 1310, Universidade do Porto, Faculdade de Economia do Porto.
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    4. Vera Rocha & Anabela Carneiro & Celeste Varum, 2015. "Entry and exit dynamics of nascent business owners," Small Business Economics, Springer, vol. 45(1), pages 63-84, June.
    5. Donald R. Williams, 2004. "Effects of Childcare Activities on the Duration of Self–Employment in Europe," Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, , vol. 28(5), pages 467-486, September.
    6. Justin van der Sluis & Mirjam van Praag & Wim Vijverberg, 2003. "Entrepreneurship Selection and Performance," Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers 03-046/3, Tinbergen Institute, revised 24 Sep 2004.
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    10. José María Millán & Emilio Congregado & Concepción Román, 2010. "Determinants of Self-Employment Dynamics and their Implications on Entrepreneurial Policy Effectiveness," Lecturas de Economía, Universidad de Antioquia, Departamento de Economía, issue 72, pages 45-76.
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