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Legal Status at Entry, Economic Performance, and Self-employment Proclivity: A Bi-national Study of Immigrants

Constant, Amelie; Zimmermann, Klaus F. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2005

-stage structural probit model is employed that determines the willingness to work full-time (against part-time employment and not … working), and the choice between full-time paid work and self-employment. The choices are determined by the reservation wage … for full-time work, and the perceived earnings from working in paid-employment and as entrepreneur, among other factors …

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Latina Entrepreneurship

Lofstrom, Magnus; Bates, Timothy - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2009

nonminority white female entrepreneurs and slightly less than observationally similar Latinas in wage/salary work. …

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Does Self-Employment Increase the Economic Well-Being of Low-Skilled Workers?

Lofstrom, Magnus - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2009

substantial differences in the role of self-employment among low-skilled workers across gender and nativity – women and immigrants …

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Immigrant versus Native Businesswomen: Proclivity and Performance

Constant, Amelie - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2004

Career positions in German economic life are still male-dominated, and the driving forces behind success are not yet well understood. This paper contributes to a better understanding by classifying success stories in self-employment and business careers, and by investigating differences between...

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Low-Skilled Immigrant Entrepreneurship

Lofstrom, Magnus - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2009

More than half of the foreign born workforce in the U.S. have no schooling beyond high school and about 20 percent of the low-skilled workforce are immigrants. More than 10 percent of these low-skilled immigrants are self-employed. Utilizing longitudinal data from the 1996, 2001 and 2004 Survey...

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Self-Employment and Parenthood: Exploring the Impact of Partners, Children and Gender

Aidis, Ruta; Wetzels, Cecile - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2007

model estimates show that mothers who choose self-employment do not work fewer working hours than those in gainful …

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The Employees of Native and Immigrant Self-Employed

Wadensjö, Eskil; Andersson, Pernilla - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2007

Using unique register data for Sweden we can match self-employed persons to their employees. We analyze the national composition of the employees and ask if self-employed immigrants mainly employ workers from their home region and if self-employed natives mainly employ native workers. We find...

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Mexican-Hispanic Self-Employment Entry: The Role of Business Start-Up Constraints

Lofstrom, Magnus; Wang, Chunbei - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2006

This paper examines causes of the low self-employment rates among Mexican-Hispanics by studying self-employment entry utilizing the 1996 panel of the Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP). The data show that Mexican-Hispanics are less likely to be selfemployed as well as entering...

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Social Determinants of Labor Market Status of Ethnic Minorities in Britain

Kahanec, Martin; Mendola, Mariapia - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2007

The labor market outcomes of ethnic minorities in advanced societies and their dependence on social relationships and membership in social networks are important empirical issues with significant policy consequences. We use detailed micro-data on multiple-origin ethnic minorities in England and...

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Why Do Self-Employed Immigrants in Denmark and Sweden Have Such Low Incomes?

Andersson, Pernilla; Wadensjö, Eskil - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2004

When studying income differences and income distribution, the self-employed are often excluded from the population studied. There are several good reasons for this, for example that incomes from self-employment are not reported to the same extent as incomes from being an employee. On the other...

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