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Higher moonlighting income, weaker attachment to a primary job, and marriage-based risk-sharing increase the likelihood of transitioning from moonlighting to full-time self-employment, whereas access to employer-provided health insurance inhibits this transition. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.INCREMENTAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

What question did this study set out to answer?

To identify the economic and employment factors that drive workers to transition from moonlighting into full-time self-employment.

August 28, 2026Small Business EconomicsOpen Access

Moonlighting and the transition to full-time entrepreneurship

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Panel study uncovers predictors of transitioning from moonlighting to full-time self-employment in workers, indicating that health insurance dependencies restrict entrepreneurial entry.

Key Points

To identify the economic and employment factors that drive workers to transition from moonlighting into full-time self-employment.
Analyzed longitudinal panel data from the Survey of Income and Program Participation.
Evaluated the impact of primary job attachment, secondary earnings, health insurance coverage, and marital status on transition probabilities.
Higher earnings from moonlighting and weaker attachment to primary employment significantly increased the likelihood of transitioning to full-time self-employment.
Access to employer-provided health insurance created an entry barrier that inhibited transitions, whereas marriage facilitated entrepreneurial entry through spousal risk-sharing.

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Nicholas Graff (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a914599d15324a1df3a8d7d https://doi.org/10.1007/s11187-026-01268-7

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August 28, 2026Small Business EconomicsOpen Access

Moonlighting and the transition to full-time entrepreneurship

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Authors

NGNicholas Graff

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Overview

Panel study uncovers predictors of transitioning from moonlighting to full-time self-employment in workers, indicating that health insurance dependencies restrict entrepreneurial entry.

Key Points

To identify the economic and employment factors that drive workers to transition from moonlighting into full-time self-employment.
Analyzed longitudinal panel data from the Survey of Income and Program Participation.
Evaluated the impact of primary job attachment, secondary earnings, health insurance coverage, and marital status on transition probabilities.
Higher earnings from moonlighting and weaker attachment to primary employment significantly increased the likelihood of transitioning to full-time self-employment.
Access to employer-provided health insurance created an entry barrier that inhibited transitions, whereas marriage facilitated entrepreneurial entry through spousal risk-sharing.

Cite This Study

Nicholas Graff (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a914599d15324a1df3a8d7d https://doi.org/10.1007/s11187-026-01268-7

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