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The young self-employed tertiary graduates in Europe

In: Investigaciones de Economía de la Educación 11

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  • Mercedes Teijeiro Alvarez

    (Universidade da Coruña)

  • Maria Jesús Freire Seoane

    (Universidade da Coruña)

  • Carla Sofia Pires de Carvalho Oliveira Silva

    (Instituto Universitário da Maia)

Abstract

The transition of European tertiary graduates to labour market is increasingly difficult. In order to promote job creation, European Union recommends self-employment and entrepreneurship (Eurobarometer, 2012). Based on the responses of 214674 individuals, from the 28 EU member states, to “European Labour Force Survey” (EU-LFS) 2013, we investigate to what extend country of residence, education level, field of study, and gender, influence the self-employment rate of young tertiary graduates. Our findings suggest that self-employment rate cannot be explained by academic level, nor by field of study, contrary to country of residence, that assumes a huge importance on this issue: Italy and Greece feature the highest likelihood of being self-employed within the Union. Focusing on self-employment of managers, once more the results show the importance of country of residence: France and United Kingdom have the lowest probabilities, while Italy and, specially, Greece have the highest ones. Finally being a woman decreases the likelihood of a manager turns into an entrepreneur.

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  • Mercedes Teijeiro Alvarez & Maria Jesús Freire Seoane & Carla Sofia Pires de Carvalho Oliveira Silva, 2016. "The young self-employed tertiary graduates in Europe," Investigaciones de Economía de la Educación volume 11, in: José Manuel Cordero Ferrera & Rosa Simancas Rodríguez (ed.), Investigaciones de Economía de la Educación 11, edition 1, volume 11, chapter 40, pages 719-732, Asociación de Economía de la Educación.
    • Handle: RePEc:aec:ieed11:11-40
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    1. Silvio Fernando López-Mera & David Eduardo Quintero-Rendón, 2019. "Impactos iniciales de la financiación de la educación superior con recursos del presupuesto participativo: evidencia para Medellín," Revista Sociedad y Economía, Universidad del Valle, CIDSE, issue 37, pages 131-164, May.

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    Keywords

    Self-employment; Tertiary graduates; European youth labour market;
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    JEL classification:

    • J23 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Labor Demand
    • J24 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity

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