Both migrant entrepreneurship and social capital are topics which have attracted a great deal of attention. However, relatively little econometric analysis has been done on their interrelationship. In this paper we first consider the relationship between social capital and the prevalence of...

I explore the factors that determine whether new business opportunities are exploited by starting a new venture for an employer ('nascent intrapreneurship') or independently ('nascent entrepreneurship'). Analysis of a nationally representative sample of American adults gathered in 2005-06...

The aim of this paper is to investigate whether return migrants are more likely to become entrepreneurs than non-migrants. We develop a theoretical search model that puts forward the trade off faced by returnees since overseas migration provides an opportunity for human and physical capital...

The following sections are included: <ul><li class="bullet">Introduction</li><li class="bullet">Microfinance and Economic Development</li><li class="bullet">Indian Microfinance and the Impact of Commercialization</li><li class="bullet">Minsky's ¡°Financial Instability¡± Hypothesis</li><li class="bullet">Data and Econometric Methodology</li><li class="bullet">Results and Policy Implications</li><li class="bullet">Conclusions</li><li class="bullet">References</li></ul><p> <form name="frmAbs" action="" style="visibility:hidden;"> <input name="href" value="/doi/abs/10.1142/9781783262991_0003" type="hidden"> <input name="title" value="Endogenous Fragility in Microfinance: Evidence from India)" type="hidden"> <input name="doi" value="10.1142/9781783262991_0003" checked="checked" type="checkbox">

The following sections are included: <ul><li class="bullet">Introduction</li><li class="bullet">Fundamental Concepts</li><li class="bullet">The Cooperative Solution</li><li class="bullet">Community-created Brand Value</li><li class="bullet">Collective Action and Common Assets</li><li class="bullet">Cooperative, Employee-owned Organizations: Beyond Capital Accumulation</li><li class="bullet">Common Resources, Common Purposes: Managing Coordination</li><li class="bullet">Conclusions</li><li...</li></ul>

In this volume, the Author have turned their attentions to the descriptive and normative theories of microfinance as well as providing some empirical evidence with which to examine their characteristics. As we have seen, much of the extant research has focused on the purpose, structure, and...

The following sections are included: <ul><li class="bullet">Introduction</li><li class="bullet">The Research in Microfinance</li><li class="bullet">Social Collateral and its Relationship to Microfinance</li><li class="bullet">Governance Issues in Microfinance</li><li class="bullet">Policy Research on Microfinance Institutions</li><li class="bullet">Conclusions</li><li class="bullet">References</li></ul><p> <form name="frmAbs" action="" style="visibility:hidden;"> <input name="href" value="/doi/abs/10.1142/9781783262991_0001" type="hidden"> <input name="title" value="The Extant Theoretical and Empirical Literature in Microfinance)" type="hidden"> <input name="doi" value="10.1142/9781783262991_0001" checked="checked" type="checkbox">

The following sections are included: <ul><li class="bullet">Introduction</li><li class="bullet">After the Global Financial Crisis: mFIs and Microfinance Investment Vehicles (mIVs) Initially Offer Safe Haven</li><li class="bullet">Microfinance Crisis: Regional Collapse in India's Andhra Pradesh Creates Further Market Uncertainty</li><li class="bullet">Overheated Microfinance Roads:...</li></ul>

This paper studies the interaction between labor market integration, the evolution of "work values" and entrepreneurial capital inside minority communities. A simple model of labor market segmentation with ethnic capital and endogenous transmission of cultural values inside the minority group is...