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Gareth Olds

Harvard University

Following SNAP eligibility expansion, newly-eligible households are 20% more likely to own a business, driven by an increase in new firm birth of 12%. Uninsured risk from leaving wage employment is a primary barrier to entrepreneurship. Raising public health insurance coverage rates increased self-employment by 15%. Stronger social safety nets increase entrepreneurship.
Entrepreneurship and Public Health Insurance Food Stamp Entrepreneurs
Social Wealth Fund Basic Income
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