Coming to America: Does Having a Developed Home Country Matter for Self-Employment in the United States?
This research examines the relationship between the economic status of an immigrant's home country and the probability of self-employment in the US. We find that immigrants from developing countries on average have lower self-employment probabilities relative to immigrants from developed countries. Similarly, we find a positive correlation between the current HDI of an immigrant's home country and the probability of self-employment in the US. These result are unexpected given that past research suggests immigrants from countries with high levels of self-employment (developing countries) are more likely to be self-employed in the US. We provide a possible explanation for these results.
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2012
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Authors: | Oyelere, Ruth Uwaifo ; Belton, Willie |
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American Economic Review. - American Economic Association - AEA. - Vol. 102.2012, 3, p. 538-42
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American Economic Association - AEA |
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