Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore the determinants of self-employment among rural to urban migrants in …-migration employment histories. Findings – Self-employed migrants are positively selected with respect to their unobserved characteristics …/implications – The finding that market imperfections do not constrain the self-employment choice of migrants does not imply that reforms …

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore the determinants of self‐employment among rural to urban migrants in …‐migration employment histories. Findings – Self‐employed migrants are positively selected with respect to their unobserved characteristics …/implications – The finding that market imperfections do not constrain the self‐employment choice of migrants does not imply that reforms …