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-mentioned association between migration and FDI, by using the UK annual data from 2001 to 2007 for 22 countries on the inward volume of FDI … migration and outward FDI. This result also holds, if we correct for endogeneity by using an instrumental variable approach. If …
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prompted much research on the socio-economic impacts of immigration. The migration issue has become one of the most debated … international migration on international trade, foreign direct investment, and tourism. These studies have largely adopted the same … migration and foreign direct investment. Our primary results confirm that immigration has a positive impact on FDI investment in …
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Migration has become a prominent research theme in geography and regional science and it has been approached from … various methodological angles. Nonetheless, a common missing element in most migration studies is the lack of awareness of the … overall network topology, which characterizes migration flows. Although gravity models focus on spatial interaction - in this …
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We combine two empirical observations in a general equilibrium occupational choice model. The first is that entrepreneurs have more control than employees over the employment of and accruals from assets, such as human capital. The second observation is that entrepreneurs enjoy higher returns to...
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How valuable is education for entrepreneurs’ performance as compared to employees’? What might explain any differences? And does education affect peoples’ occupational choices accordingly? We answer these questions based on a large panel of US labor force participants. We show that...
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This meta-analytical review of empirical studies of the impact of schooling on entrepreneurship selection and performance in developing economies looks at variations in impact across specific characteristics of the studies. A marginal year of schooling in developing economies raises enterprise...
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We estimate the impact of schooling and capital constraints at the time of startup on the performance of Dutch entrepreneurial ventures, taking into account the potential endogeneity and interdependence of these variables. Instrumental variable estimates indicate that a 1 percentage point...
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How valuable are cognitive and social abilities for entrepreneurs’ incomes as compared to employees? We answer three questions: (1) To what extent does a composite measure of ability affect an entrepreneur's earnings relative to employees? (2) Do different cognitive abilities (e.g. math...
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