Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine two aspects of the self-employment adjustment of immigrant Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the impact of the tragic events of 9/11 on the self-employment entry/exit decisions of native-born Hispanics....

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the impact of the tragic events of 9/11 on the self‐employment entry/exit decisions of native‐born Hispanics. Design/methodology/approach – The paper uses the difference‐in‐differences approach with native Whites as the control group....