TY  - RPRT
        AU  - Sanchez, Judit Albiol
AU  - Diaz-Serrano, Luis
AU  - Teruel, Graciela
        TI  - Is Self-employment a Way to Escape from Skill Mismatches?
        PY  - 2015/Apr/
        PB  - Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
        CY  - Bonn
        T2  - IZA Discussion Paper
        IS  - 9008
        UR  - https://www.iza.org/index.php/publications/dp9008
        AB  - During the last two decades, skill mismatches have become one of the most important issues of policy concern in the EU (European Commission, 2008). Hence, the literature has stressed the necessity to reduce skill mismatches. We contribute to this literature by analyzing the impact of the transition from salaried employment to self-employment on self-reported skill mismatches. To do so, we resort to the European Community Household Panel (ECHP) covering the period 1994-2001. Using panel data, we track individuals over time and measure their self-reported skill mismatch before and after the transition. Our empirical findings indicate not only that the average self-employee is less likely to declare being skill-mismatched but also that those individuals who transit from salaried employment to self-employment reduce their probability of skill mismatches after the transition.
        KW  - self-employment
KW  - skill mismatches
KW  - salaried employment
        ER  -