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Correlational findings

Study Binder & Coad (2013): study GB 1996 /1

Public
Working age people, UK, followed 10 years 1996-2006
Survey name
UK-BHPS combined waves
Sample
Respondents
N = 49018
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Correlate

Authors's Label
Change in employment (compared to matched control group)
Our Classification
Remarks
Control group used in comparative analysis is similar at T1 in: -income -health status -gender -age, age squared -education -regional -ethnicities -years -marital Status (Nearest neighbour matching) B likely to be "necessily self-employed" A likely to be "opportunity self-employed"
Operationalization
T to T+1 or T+2 CHANGE in employment
1  A: employed     ------> self employed
   B: unemployed   ------> self employed
   C: unemploymed  ------> employed
0  Stayed employed

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-SLW-u-sq-n-7-e DM = + Employed   ---> Self employed (vs Remained)

T to T+1 DM=+.17
T to T+2 DM=+.23 O-SLW-u-sq-n-7-e DM = - T to T+2 Unemployed ---> Self employed (vs Unemployed to Employed)

T to T+1  DM=-.27
T to T+2  DM=-.11

Similar results when propensity score matching was used.