The decision to moonlight : does second job holding by the self-employed and employed differ?

Atherton, Andrew Michael and Ortigão-Farias, João R and Wheatley, Daniel and Wu, Dongxu and Wu, Zhongmin (2016) The decision to moonlight : does second job holding by the self-employed and employed differ? Industrial Relations Journal, 47 (3). pp. 279-299. ISSN 0019-8692

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Abstract

This article considers drivers of second job holding among the self-employed in comparison with the employed. Econometric analysis of panel data explores whether the self-employed are more or less likely to take on a second job when already running their own business than their employed counterparts. The findings contribute to the literature through identification of a need-based variable—difficulty in meeting housing costs—as a key driver of movements from self-employment to hybrid entrepreneurship. Findings, further, identify different patterns of second job holding by gender, particularly among self-employed individuals.