This paper uses individual self-reported life satisfaction data to analyze the relationship between self-employment and subjective well-being by gender and race. We document substantial heterogeneity, with women appearing to benefit the most from self-employment. Self-employed women have significantly higher rates of being very satisfied relative to both traditionally employed women and self-employed men. We also find that the self-employed have higher rates of dissatisfaction, and this adverse relationship with self-employment is most pronounced for minorities. These nuanced findings broaden our understanding of the relationship between self-employment and subjective well-being and have important implications for both researchers and policymakers.

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满意度和自营职业：男性还是女性从自己的老板中获益更多？

本文利用个体自我报告的生活满意度数据，分析了不同性别和种族的个体经营与主观幸福感之间的关系。我们记录了大量的异质性，女性似乎从自雇中受益最大。与传统职业女性和自雇男性相比，自雇女性的满意度要高得多。我们还发现个体经营者的不满率较高，这种与个体经营者的不利关系在少数群体中最为明显。这些细微的发现拓宽了我们对自雇与主观幸福感之间关系的理解，并对研究人员和政策制定者具有重要意义。