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| Titre : | All about balance? A test of the Jack-of-all-Trades theory using military enlistment data (2017) |
| Auteurs : | Lina Aldén ; Mats Hammarstedt ; Emma Neuman |
| Type de document : | Article : texte imprimé |
| Dans : | Labour economics (vol. 49, December 2017) |
| Article en page(s) : | pp. 1-13 |
| Langues: | Anglais |
| Catégories : |
Thésaurus CEREQ COMPETENCE ; PROJET PROFESSIONNEL ; TRAVAIL INDEPENDANT ; REVENU ; THEORIE ; SUEDE |
| Résumé : | According to the Jack-of-all-Trades theory, people with a balanced set of skills are more suitable for self-employment than are those without. In this paper we test this theory using Swedish military enlistment data. This data enables us to construct a measure of balance in abilities that, in comparison to measures used in previous research, is less contaminated by endogeneity problems. We find clear support for the Jack-of-all-Trades theory, in the sense that the likelihood of being self-employed is higher for individuals whose skills are balanced. In addition, their earnings from self-employment tend to be higher. |
| Document Céreq : | Non |
| En ligne : | https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0927537117303020 |
