How does self-employment affect pension income? A comparative analysis of European welfare states

dc.date.accessioned2021-08-23T14:17:03Z
dc.date.available2021-08-23T14:17:03Z
dc.date.issued2020-12-03
dc.description.sponsorshipGefördert im Rahmen des Projekts DEALger
dc.identifierdoi:10.17170/kobra-202108184576
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/13155
dc.language.isoengeng
dc.relation.doidoi:10.1111/spol.12676
dc.rightsNamensnennung 4.0 International*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/*
dc.subjectgendereng
dc.subjectpension incomeeng
dc.subjectpensions and retirementeng
dc.subjectself-employed personseng
dc.subjectSHARE dataeng
dc.subject.ddc300
dc.subject.ddc330
dc.subject.swdEuropager
dc.subject.swdSozialstaatger
dc.subject.swdAltersversorgungger
dc.subject.swdGeschlechterrolleger
dc.subject.swdRenteger
dc.subject.swdEinkommenger
dc.subject.swdSelbstständigerger
dc.titleHow does self-employment affect pension income? A comparative analysis of European welfare stateseng
dc.typeAufsatz
dc.type.versionpublishedVersion
dcterms.abstractThe characteristics of self-employment in Europe have changed profoundly in the last decades. The share of solo self-employment has grown and individuals combine more frequently dependent employment with self-employment at the same time, or more often switch between dependent employment and self-employment. These developments heavily affect the pensions of the self-employed and therefore present a challenge for the old-age security systems of European welfare states. So far, there has been little comparative research on how periods of self-employment in the working career affect pension income in different European welfare states and how this is linked to the institutional design of pension systems. The paper contributes to filling this research gap by investigating the effect of self-employment in the working career on individuals' pension income in 11 European countries. The findings show that self-employment has a negative effect on total pensions of men and women. However, country differences are not significant in men, while in women only in the case of Poland and Belgium are there significant but contradictory effects of the share of self-employment in the working career on total pensions. These effects are due to pension regulations concerning the contribution and benefit calculation rules for self-employed persons.eng
dcterms.accessRightsopen access
dcterms.creatorHöppner, Julia
dcterms.source.identifiereissn:1467-9515
dcterms.source.issueIssue 5
dcterms.source.journalSocial Policy & Administrationeng
dcterms.source.pageinfo921-939
dcterms.source.volumeVolume 55
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