Unemployed and Self-Employed-Job Preferences and Employment Perspectives

Job Preferences and Employment Perspectives E T Mathew In an earlier paper, the author argued that a major factor contributing to the growth of educated unemployment in Kerala is the preference for salaried employment, especially in the public sector, and aversion to self-employment among educated job seekers. This paper, based on survey data, explores in more depth the question of preferences of the educated unemployed in Kerala.