-of-all-trades" view of entrepreneurship by Lazear (AER 2004). Consistent with its theoretical assumptions we find that self …

Nearly a quarter of Mexico's workforce is self employed. In the United States, however, rates of self employment among … populations residing in Mexico and the U.S. accounts for the differences in the self employment rates in the two countries. Within …

Using recent data from southern California and Mexico we challenge the notion that the demographic profile of post-1970 … educational attainment, (5) are increasingly likely to originate in southern Mexico and the Mexico City Metropolitan area, and (6 …) are increasingly likely to depart from urban areas within Mexico. Although we find no direct evidence that the …

CEs can learn from CDCs. In the context of the current austerity regimes, CEs and community entrepreneurship are … distressed areas, CDCs are fundamentally limited in terms of reversing the processes of community decline. Our comparison of CDCs …

employment in Brazil, Mexico and South Africa, distinguishing between dependent and independent workers. For each country, we use …-employment carries a premium in Mexico. In contrast, the upper-tier segment is marginal in South Africa, and informal workers, both …

Using data collected for the evaluation of the rural component of Oportunidades, Mexico's flagship anti-poverty program …. These results suggest that financial constraints to international migration are binding for poor Mexicans, some of whom …