Graduated from Tarbiat Modares University, PhD in Economics
Abstract
In this paper, the structural changes of self-employment are studied in economic sectors of Iran by using decomposition methodology during 1956- 96. The self-employment changes in economic sectors in ten-year period can be decomposed into several components such as employment and self-employment shares. In this study these factors and their effects on self-employment changes have been analyzed. The period at and the extent to which the total self-employment and economic sectors have changed due to changes in the total employment and sectoral have also been analyzed. Finally, self-employment changes are studied based on factors such as age, sex, region, and are compared with different paid employment of public and private sectors.
