Women's choice to pursue self- employment: the role of financial and human capital of household members

摘要

The present study used data from the National Longitudinal Study of Labor Market Experience(NLSLME)to investi- Gate the effects of the financial and Human capital resources available to a Women in her household on her choice Between entrepreneurship and wage Employment. The study found that(1) While higher levels of the husbands' in- ings from self-employment greatly in- Creased the likelihood of the women Being self-employed, the husbands' earn- ings from wages had no impact; (2)the Busbands' business knowledge and expe- Rience greatly contributed to the women Being self-employed;(3)the presence of Young children and the husbands' provi- Sion of child care also contributed to Women being self-employed; (4)martial Status per se had no impact on the Women's employment choice; and(5) There were no potential financial and Human capital effects for other adults in The household.