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How Good are Proxies for Legal Status? : Evidence from the Legalization of Two Million Mexicans
Cascio, Elizabeth U.; Lewis, Ethan; Zhang, Chengguo - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2024
Two million Mexicans were granted lawful permanent residency in the U.S. under the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 (IRCA). We find that occupation and program use variables in a prominent proxy for legal status poorly detect this event. A decade after legalization, the share of...
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Do Low-skilled Immigrants Improve Native Productivity but Worsen Local Amenities? Learning from the South Korean Experience
Kim, Hyejin; Lee, Jongkwan; Peri, Giovanni - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2022
In this study, we first evaluate the effect of a significant increase in low-skilled immigration in Korean municipalities from 2010-2015 on the internal migration of natives. Using Korean survey data we are able to distinguish between natives moving for work-related and non-work-related reasons....
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The perception of the contextual factors as predictor of entrepreneurial intent : evidence from an empirical survey
Thomas, Antonio; Passaro, Renato; Scandurra, Giuseppe - In: Journal of enterprising culture 22 (2014) 4, pp. 375-400
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Effect of locus of control on entrepreneurial attitudes and self-employment intentions : the moderating role of individualism
Baluku, Martin; Bantu, Edward; Otto, Kathleen - In: Journal of enterprising culture 26 (2018) 3, pp. 251-283
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Immigrant Entrepreneurship : New Estimates and a Research Agenda
Chodavadia, Saheel; Pekkala Kerr, Sari; Kerr, William R.; … - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2024
Immigrants contribute disproportionately to entrepreneurship in many countries, accounting for a quarter of new … employer businesses in the US. We review recent research on the measurement of immigrant entrepreneurship, the traits of …
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One-person enterprises and business growth
Belt, Pekka; Paloniemi, Kaarlo; Sinisammal, Janne - In: Journal of enterprising culture 23 (2015) 3, pp. 381-404
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Profile of women entrepreneurs in Tunisia and their choice of entrepreneurial career : an exploratory study
Ben Salem, Anis; Malek, Adnane; Chka, Hajer - In: Journal of enterprising culture 28 (2020) 3, pp. 281-303
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Self-Employment Dynamics and the Returns to Entrepreneurship
Dillon, Eleanor W. - 2017
with experimentation to learn about earnings. This pattern motivates estimating the expected returns to entrepreneurship … found to constitute a substantial portion of the monetary value of entrepreneurship. The model is then used to evaluate …
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Not in My Backyard? The Local Impact of Wind and Solar Parks in Brazil
Scheifele, Fabian; Popp, David - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2024
Support from local citizens is important for the scale-up of renewable energy. We investigate the impact of utility-scale wind and solar parks on employment, GDP and public finances in Brazilian municipalities using a difference-in-differences design with matching. We find a positive employment...
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Minimum Wage Effects Within Census Based Statistical Areas : A Matched Pair Cross-Border Analysis
Taylor, Garrett C.; West, James E. - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2023
Using monthly data from major U.S. metropolitan areas that span state borders, we estimate the elasticity of employment with respect to the minimum wage using a difference-in-differences design with continuous treatment in two-digit industries of 71 (Arts, Entertainment and Recreation) and 72...
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