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An Extension of the Blinder-Oaxaca Decomposition Technique to Logit and Probit Models

Fairlie, Robert W. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2006

and gender gaps in outcomes. The technique cannot be used directly, however, if the outcome is binary and the coefficients …

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International Migration of Couples

Junge, Martin; Munk, Martin D.; Poutvaara, Panu - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014

We present a theory on migration of dual-earner couples and test it in the context of international migration. Our model predicts that the probability that a couple emigrates increases in the home-country earnings of the primary earner. The effect of the home-country earnings of the secondary...

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Last Hired, First Fired? Black-White Unemployment and the Business Cycle

Couch, Kenneth A.; Fairlie, Robert W. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2008

Past studies have tested the claim that blacks are the last hired during periods of economic growth and the first fired in recessions by examining the movement of relative unemployment rates over the business cycle. Any conclusion drawn from this type of analysis must be viewed as tentative...

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Gender Differences in Business Performance: Evidence from the Characteristics of Business Owners Survey

Fairlie, Robert W.; Robb, Alicia M. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2008

that human capital, especially through prior work experience, and financial capital play in contributing to why female … than male-owned businesses because they have less startup capital, and business human capital acquired through prior work … experience in a similar business and prior work experience in family business. We also find some evidence that female …

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Mexican-American Entrepreneurship

Fairlie, Robert W.; Woodruff, Christopher - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2008

Although business ownership has implications for income inequality, wealth accumulation and job creation, surprisingly little research explores why Mexican-Americans are less likely to start businesses and why the businesses that they start are less successful on average than non-Latino whites....

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Determinants of Business Success: An Examination of Asian-Owned Businesses in the United States

Robb, Alicia M.; Fairlie, Robert W. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2007

Using confidential and restricted-access microdata from the U.S. Census Bureau, we find that Asian-owned businesses are 16.9 percent less likely to close, 20.6 percent more likely to have profits of at least $10,000, and 27.2 percent more likely to hire employees than whiteowned businesses in...

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Race, Ethnicity and the Dynamics of Health Insurance Coverage

Fairlie, Robert W.; London, Rebecca A. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2008

Using matched data from the 1996 to 2004 Current Population Survey (CPS), we examine racial patterns in annual transitions into and out of health insurance coverage. We first decompose racial differences in static health insurance coverage rates into group differences in transition rates into...

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Mexican Entrepreneurship: A Comparison of Self-Employment in Mexico and the United States

Fairlie, Robert W.; Woodruff, Christopher - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2006

Nearly a quarter of Mexico's workforce is self employed. In the United States, however, rates of self employment among Mexican Americans are only 6 percent, about half the rate among non-Latino whites. Using data from the Mexican and U.S. population census, we show that neither industrial...

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Immigration and Entrepreneurship

Fairlie, Robert W.; Lofstrom, Magnus - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013

Immigrants are widely perceived as being highly entrepreneurial and important for economic growth and innovation. This is reflected in immigration policies and many developed countries have created special visas and entry requirements in an attempt to attract immigrant entrepreneurs. Not...

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Why Are Black-Owned Businesses Less Successful than White-Owned Businesses? The Role of Families, Inheritances, and Business Human Capital

Fairlie, Robert W.; Robb, Alicia M. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2004

contribute to racial differences in small business outcomes. Instead, the lack of prior work experience in a family business … through work experience in businesses providing similar goods and services contribute to worse business outcomes among blacks …

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