000130177 001__ 130177 000130177 005__ 20240219135522.0 000130177 0247_ $$2doi$$a10.1080/13504851.2023.2300994 000130177 0248_ $$2sideral$$a136077 000130177 037__ $$aART-2024-136077 000130177 041__ $$aeng 000130177 100__ $$0(orcid)0000-0003-1081-4107$$aBelloc, Ignacio$$uUniversidad de Zaragoza 000130177 245__ $$aLiving in rural areas and self-employment 000130177 260__ $$c2024 000130177 5060_ $$aAccess copy available to the general public$$fUnrestricted 000130177 5203_ $$aAre workers in rural areas more likely to be self-employed compared to those in urban areas? Are their employment outcomes better than their counterparts in rural areas? To answer these questions, this paper uses data from the European Working Conditions Survey for the year 2015, encompassing 35 European countries. Results reveal that individuals in rural areas exhibit a higher likelihood of being self-employed, compared to their urban counterparts. However, self-employed workers in rural areas experience significantly worse employment outcomes than their urban counterparts, as they receive lower earnings. Despite the more demanding working conditions, workers in rural Europe are more inclined towards self-employment as a mean of livelihood. These findings suggest that self-employment serves as a crucial mechanism for individuals in rural areas to cope with developmental and institutional challenges, and highlight the importance of regional supportive self-employment policies. 000130177 536__ $$9info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/DGA/S32-23R 000130177 540__ $$9info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess$$aby-nc$$uhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/es/ 000130177 655_4 $$ainfo:eu-repo/semantics/article$$vinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion 000130177 700__ $$0(orcid)0000-0002-0553-6360$$aVelilla, Jorge$$uUniversidad de Zaragoza 000130177 700__ $$0(orcid)0000-0001-5545-7006$$aOrtega-Lapiedra, Raquel$$uUniversidad de Zaragoza 000130177 7102_ $$14012$$2650$$aUniversidad de Zaragoza$$bDpto. Direcc.Organiza.Empresas$$cÁrea Organización de Empresas 000130177 7102_ $$14000$$2415$$aUniversidad de Zaragoza$$bDpto. Análisis Económico$$cÁrea Fund. Análisis Económico 000130177 773__ $$g(2024), 1-5$$pAppl. econ. lett.$$tAPPLIED ECONOMICS LETTERS$$x1350-4851 000130177 8564_ $$s219301$$uhttps://zaguan.unizar.es/record/130177/files/texto_completo.pdf$$yVersión publicada$$zinfo:eu-repo/date/embargoEnd/2025-01-03 000130177 8564_ $$s1262854$$uhttps://zaguan.unizar.es/record/130177/files/texto_completo.jpg?subformat=icon$$xicon$$yVersión publicada$$zinfo:eu-repo/date/embargoEnd/2025-01-03 000130177 909CO $$ooai:zaguan.unizar.es:130177$$particulos$$pdriver 000130177 951__ $$a2024-02-19-13:52:56 000130177 980__ $$aARTICLE