Saridakis, G., Mendoza, M.A., Hand C. and Muñoz Torres, R.I. 2020. Do regional self-employment rates converge in the UK? Empirical evidence using club-clustering algorithm. The Annals of Regional Science. 65, pp. 179-192. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00168-020-00979-3
| Title | Do regional self-employment rates converge in the UK? Empirical evidence using club-clustering algorithm |
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| Type | Journal article |
| Authors | Saridakis, G., Mendoza, M.A., Hand C. and Muñoz Torres, R.I. |
| Abstract | This paper examines the dynamics of self-employment rates overall and by gender across the UK during the period 2004-2016. Specifically, using the panel convergence methodology suggested by Phillips and Sul (2007) we investigate whether self-employment rates can be characterized by a process where all regions tend to the same equilibrium (global or full convergence) or , if not, whether there is one or more clusters of regions with the same equilibrium (convergence clubs). We find that there is no global regional convergence in total and gender specific self-employment rates. However, two convergence clubs of regions with lower self-employment rates are found along with a group of non-convergent regions which have higher self-employment rates and somewhat higher rates of growth in self-employment. We also show that that gender differences in convergence patterns across UK exist. |
| Keywords | Self-employment |
| Regional Convergence | |
| Journal | The Annals of Regional Science |
| Journal citation | 65, pp. 179-192 |
| ISSN | 0570-1864 |
| Year | 2020 |
| Publisher | Springer |
| Publisher's version | License CC BY 4.0 File Access Level Open (open metadata and files) |
| Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1007/s00168-020-00979-3 |
| Web address (URL) | https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00168-020-00979-3 |
| Publication dates | |
| Published online | 25 Feb 2020 |