Papers by Darja Reuschke
Low pay, high house prices and a small rental sector combine to produce a housing market in the U... more Low pay, high house prices and a small rental sector combine to produce a housing market in the UK that has many inherent risks. Mindful of these trends, Shelter commissioned the University of St Andrews to assess gaps in the housing safety net. This comprised four main objectives. First, to identify
the main risk factors leading people to fall through the net. Second, to identify gaps in the housing safety net. Third, to estimate the number falling through or at risk of falling through. Fourth, to profile the characteristics of those at risk.
The results reported in this report are drawn from:
1. Systematic literature review of ‘academic’, ‘industry’, ‘policy’ and ‘grey’ literatures.
2. Analysis of housing support, housing affordability and economic hardship using the Family Resources Survey
It is well known that small businesses, sole traders and the self-employed form the backbone the ... more It is well known that small businesses, sole traders and the self-employed form the backbone the economy. What is less appreciated is that more than half of these businesses operate in, or from, the home. The Scottish Government estimates that 56% of businesses in Scotland are home-based. This report provides the first ever profile of home-based businesses in Scotland. It is based on a survey of the Scottish membership of the Federation of Small Businesses.
Little is known about the individual location behaviour of self-employed entrepreneurs. This
pape... more Little is known about the individual location behaviour of self-employed entrepreneurs. This
paper investigates the geographical mobility behaviour of self-employed entrepreneurs, as
compared to employees, thereby shedding new light onto the place embeddedness of selfemployment.
It examines whether self-employed entrepreneurs are ‘rooted’ in place and also
whether those who are more rooted in place are more likely to enter self-employment. The
paper draws on large-scale panel data covering the years 1996–2009 from the German Socio-
Economic Panel Study (SOEP). It shows that self-employed entrepreneurs as compared to
employees are not more ‘rooted’ in their place of residence and that those who are more
rooted in their place of residence are not more likely to become self-employed. However, in
contrast to expectations drawn from previous literature, flows into self-employment are
positively associated with inter-regional moves. It concludes that a longitudinal perspective
on individual employment careers provides an important methodological advance. In addition,
it emphasises the importance of mobility and immobility and individual and household
constraints and preferences for understanding who becomes self-employed.
In this paper people living apart together at a greater distance with his/her partner (long dista... more In this paper people living apart together at a greater distance with his/her partner (long distance LATs) are investigated, using empirical evidence from Germany. Previous research did not differentiate between couples that live apart over a long distance or in close proximity. In official statistics and surveys across Europe and North America, the spatiality of LAT unions is not captured either. The present results, which are based on a random sample survey of people who recently moved to selected metropolises, reveal that distance matters in this respect: Long distance LAT unions are not only associated with specific formation and motivation contexts, but also with distinctive socio-structural characteristics compared to couples in separate households close-by. Long distance LATs are young, spatially mobile, and highly skilled, and most frequently the living arrangement is due to labour market constraints. LATs are altogether a small population segment in late-modern societies, however, they are concentrated in metropolitan regions and cities, which points to the need of contemporary population, housing and urban studies to pay attention beyond the household to the level of living arrangements in order to understand how societal change shapes urban landscapes and which role it plays in transforming urban space. To be more precise, considering long distance LATs contributes, for instance, to our understanding of the relocation/residential behaviour of highly qualified couples, tenure choice behaviour, and preferences for specific dwelling features.
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the main risk factors leading people to fall through the net. Second, to identify gaps in the housing safety net. Third, to estimate the number falling through or at risk of falling through. Fourth, to profile the characteristics of those at risk.
The results reported in this report are drawn from:
1. Systematic literature review of ‘academic’, ‘industry’, ‘policy’ and ‘grey’ literatures.
2. Analysis of housing support, housing affordability and economic hardship using the Family Resources Survey
paper investigates the geographical mobility behaviour of self-employed entrepreneurs, as
compared to employees, thereby shedding new light onto the place embeddedness of selfemployment.
It examines whether self-employed entrepreneurs are ‘rooted’ in place and also
whether those who are more rooted in place are more likely to enter self-employment. The
paper draws on large-scale panel data covering the years 1996–2009 from the German Socio-
Economic Panel Study (SOEP). It shows that self-employed entrepreneurs as compared to
employees are not more ‘rooted’ in their place of residence and that those who are more
rooted in their place of residence are not more likely to become self-employed. However, in
contrast to expectations drawn from previous literature, flows into self-employment are
positively associated with inter-regional moves. It concludes that a longitudinal perspective
on individual employment careers provides an important methodological advance. In addition,
it emphasises the importance of mobility and immobility and individual and household
constraints and preferences for understanding who becomes self-employed.
Books and Book chapters by Darja Reuschke
the main risk factors leading people to fall through the net. Second, to identify gaps in the housing safety net. Third, to estimate the number falling through or at risk of falling through. Fourth, to profile the characteristics of those at risk.
The results reported in this report are drawn from:
1. Systematic literature review of ‘academic’, ‘industry’, ‘policy’ and ‘grey’ literatures.
2. Analysis of housing support, housing affordability and economic hardship using the Family Resources Survey
paper investigates the geographical mobility behaviour of self-employed entrepreneurs, as
compared to employees, thereby shedding new light onto the place embeddedness of selfemployment.
It examines whether self-employed entrepreneurs are ‘rooted’ in place and also
whether those who are more rooted in place are more likely to enter self-employment. The
paper draws on large-scale panel data covering the years 1996–2009 from the German Socio-
Economic Panel Study (SOEP). It shows that self-employed entrepreneurs as compared to
employees are not more ‘rooted’ in their place of residence and that those who are more
rooted in their place of residence are not more likely to become self-employed. However, in
contrast to expectations drawn from previous literature, flows into self-employment are
positively associated with inter-regional moves. It concludes that a longitudinal perspective
on individual employment careers provides an important methodological advance. In addition,
it emphasises the importance of mobility and immobility and individual and household
constraints and preferences for understanding who becomes self-employed.