Entrepreneurship among older workers: international evidence

Fonseca, Raquel; Parker, Simon C.

doi:10.4337/9781788116213.00007

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“…Flexible employment for salaried workers and non‐standard forms of employment, such as temporary jobs, part‐time jobs, freelance jobs and self‐employment, are among the most prevalent routes for older people to access the workforce (Cahill & Quinn, 2014; Moulton & Scott, 2016). The self‐employed often retire later than those in other work statuses or even perceive retirement as undesirable (Fonseca & Parker, 2019; Schuetze, 2015).…”

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Socially stratified associations between self‐employment and health among Chilean older people

Madero-Cabib

Azar

Biehl

et al. 2023

Sociology Health & Illness

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Non-standard forms of employment, such as self-employment, are among the most prevalent routes for older people to access the workforce. While the financial benefits of any form of self-employment in later life have been widely acknowledged, less is known about their impact on health. This study explores the association between self-employment and 16 health outcomes among older people with different social stratification characteristics in Chile, a developing country experiencing rapid population ageing. We rely on a rich representative life history survey of Chilean men and women between the ages 65 and 75 years (N = 802) living in the capital Santiago, weighted sequence analysis to reconstruct employment histories and weighted regression analysis to measure the association between self-employment and health in later life. All our analyses are adjusted by both individual lifetime health indicators and employment trajectories. Our results show that being self-employed relative to not working is positively associated with health in seven out of 16 outcomes.More surprisingly, those in a self-employment position seem to enjoy better health outcomes, particularly among the less educated and lower-income levels. These stratified associations raise questions about how these

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confidence: 99%

Socially stratified associations between self‐employment and health among Chilean older people

Madero-Cabib

Azar

Biehl

et al. 2023

Sociology Health & Illness

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Senior Entrepreneurship

Aggarwal¹,

Tyagi

2022

Advances in Human Resources Management and Organizational Development

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The 50+ age group had made a significant contribution to the entrepreneurship and innovation agenda in the US. Similarly, entrepreneurs above the age of 50 constituted around 15% of all commercial startups in England. Senior entrepreneurship has been considered a promising way to manage the issue of aging population. Could India be the next destination for third-age entrepreneurship to find its calling? Should we acknowledge the advantages of senior entrepreneurship and sensitize the aging population and the governments toward it? In light of limited literature available for senior entrepreneurship, potential motivating factors or driving force are discussed. Furthermore, entrepreneurship in India is highlighted encompassing the status of entrepreneurship, policies and schemes promoting entrepreneurship, and opportunities and challenges for senior entrepreneurship. Finally, the chapter concludes with implications for practice in policy-making and in terms of encouraging senior entrepreneurship and its antecedents in the Indian context.

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Entrepreneurship among older workers: international evidence

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Socially stratified associations between self‐employment and health among Chilean older people

Socially stratified associations between self‐employment and health among Chilean older people

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