Autoempleo y creación de empleo en la UE-12

  1. Congregado Ramírez de Aguilera, Emilio
  2. Carmona Arango, Mónica
  3. Golpe Moya, Antonio Aníbal
Journal:
Revista de economía mundial

ISSN: 1576-0162

Year of publication: 2012

Issue: 30

Pages: 133-155

Type: Article

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Abstract

This paper examines the co-movement and causality between selfemployment and paid-employment cycles in the EU-12 countries using annual data spanning the years 1983 to 2008. Using different strategies, the causality and correlations at different horizons are used to analyze the dynamics in the paid-employment-self-employment relationship. The paper touches a �hot topic�, since the high European unemployment rate and the ineffectiveness showed by traditional active labour markets policies, have lead in a renewed interest in the promotion of new start-ups as a way of contributing to job creation. In that sense, this article provides some useful guidelines for devising and implementing this policy.

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