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  • Hatice Karahan

    • TÜBİTAK, The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey, Turkey
    • Türkiye

Abstract

Inspired from the theory of division of labor, I test the hypothesis that self-employment rate declines with a greater density of the population. The motivation is the existence of a huge variation of population densities and a considerable difference in self-employment rates across US states and counties. Results show that a negative and statistically significant impact of population density is present. Hence, people who are located in less crowded areas are more likely to be self-employed. Considering the relatively low availability of good-matching jobs in smaller places, self-employment can be explained as a failure of the size of the market place.

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Karahan, H. (2013). Does Population Density have Any Effect On Entrepreneurial Rates? Evidence From US Counties. Journal of Social and Development Sciences, 4(3), 123-130. https://doi.org/10.22610/jsds.v4i3.742

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Vol. 4 No. 3 (2013) Leadership, Policy & Consumer Finance View issue contents

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2013-03-30

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