Economics
Document Type
Article
Abstract
We hypothesize that individuals with a larger social-family network are more likely to choose self-employment. We test this hypothesis using data on temporary rural–urban migrants in China. The size of a migrant’s social-family network is measured by the number of relatives and friends this migrant greeted during the past Spring Festival. After controlling for endogeneity using an instrumental variable approach, our results show that a rural–urban migrant with a larger social-family network is more likely to be self-employed. This finding is robust to alternative model specifications and various restrictions on the estimation sample.
Publication Title
IZA Journal of Labor and Development
Publication Date
12-1-2015
Volume
4
Issue
1
DOI
10.1186/s40175-015-0026-6
Keywords
D85, J23, J61
Repository Citation
Zhang, Junfu and Zhao, Zhong, "Social-family network and self-employment: evidence from temporary rural–urban migrants in China" (2015). Economics. 33.
https://commons.clarku.edu/faculty_economics/33
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Copyright Conditions
Zhang, J., & Zhao, Z. (2015). Social-family network and self-employment: evidence from temporary rural–urban migrants in China. IZA Journal of Labor & Development, 4, 1-21. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40175-015-0026-6
