Occupational choice in early industrializing societies: Experimental evidence on the income and health effects of industrial and entrepreneurial work
As low-income countries industrialize, workers choose between informal self-employment and low-skill manufacturing. What do workers trade off, and what are the long run impacts of this occupational choice? Self-employment is thought to be volatile and risky, but to provide autonomy and flexibility....
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National Bureau of Economic Research
2016
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