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The Urban Growth Potential of Second-Generation Migrant Entrepreneurs - A Sectoral Study on Amsterdam
Baycan-Levent, Tüzin; Nijkamp, Peter; Sahin, Mediha - Tinbergen Instituut - 2009
This discussion paper resulted in an article in the <I>International Business Review</I> (2012). Volume 21, issue 6, pages 971-986.<P> This study focuses on the external orientations of the second-generation migrant entrepreneurs by addressing in particular the way – and the extent to which – the...</p></i>
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Migrant Entrepreneurship and New Urban Economic Opportunities
Nijkamp, Peter; Sahin, Mediha; Baycan-Levent, Tüzin - Tinbergen Instituut - 2009
Nowadays, migrants form a significant share of the urban population, and their business is critical for urban economic growth. This paper addresses the key factors determining the position of migrant entrepreneurs in the urban economy in the Netherlands. In order to develop a solid assessment of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011256029
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The Urban Growth Potential of Second-Generation Migrant Entrepreneurs - A Sectoral Study on Amsterdam
Baycan-Levent, Tüzin; Nijkamp, Peter; Sahin, Mediha - Tinbergen Institute - 2009
This study focuses on the external orientations of the second-generation migrant entrepreneurs by addressing in particular the way – and the extent to which – the choice for entrepreneurship is made by higher-educated young ethnic generations. The empirical data of our study is based on...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005209442
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Migrant Entrepreneurship and New Urban Economic Opportunities
Nijkamp, Peter; Sahin, Mediha; Baycan-Levent, Tüzin - Tinbergen Institute - 2009
Nowadays, migrants form a significant share of the urban population, and their business is critical for urban economic growth. This paper addresses the key factors determining the position of migrant entrepreneurs in the urban economy in the Netherlands. In order to develop a solid assessment of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005209525
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The Creative Urban Diaspora Economy: A Disparity Analysis among Migrant Entrepreneurs
Kourtit, Karima; Nijkamp, Peter; Arribas-Bel, Daniel - Tinbergen Instituut - 2013
This paper highlights the ‘magic of diasporas’ − as a source of progress in a globalizing world − with special attention for migrant (or ethnic) entrepreneurship. The present study aims to identify and examine the critical critical success factors of migrant enterprises and their...
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A Structural Equations Model for Assessing the Economic Performance of High-Tech Ethnic Entrepreneurs
Sahin, Mediha; Todiras, Alina; Nijkamp, Peter; Neuts, Bart - Tinbergen Instituut - 2013
In this paper we develop and test a conceptual model of the key relationships concerning the business performance and success of ethnic entrepreneurs. To that end, an explanatory modei'GALAXY' is presented which serves as a framework for mapping out the impact that various background factors are...
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Will Islamic Banking make the World less risky? An Empirical Analysis of Capital Structure, Risk Shifting and Financial Stability
Farooq, Moazzam; Wijnbergen, Sweder van; Zaheer, Sajjad - Tinbergen Instituut - 2015
-fledged Islamic banks (IBs) are indeed more stable than conventional banking institutions (CBIs), and are better capitalized than … loss provisioning. Similar results obtain for Islamic windows of mixed banks compared with conventional windows. The … analysis suggests that the loss absorption capacity of Islamic banks leads to less risk taking and a more stable banking system. …
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Will Islamic Banking make the World less risky? An Empirical Analysis of Capital Structure, Risk Shifting and Financial Stability
Farooq, Moazzam; Wijnbergen, Sweder van; Zaheer, Sajjad - Tinbergen Instituut - 2015
-fledged Islamic banks (IBs) are indeed more stable than conventional banking institutions (CBIs), and are better capitalized than … loss provisioning. Similar results obtain for Islamic windows of mixed banks compared with conventional windows. The … analysis suggests that the loss absorption capacity of Islamic banks leads to less risk taking and a more stable banking system. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011275100
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State Aid and Bank Intervention: The ING Illiquid Assets Back-up Facility (IABF)
Wijnbergen, Sweder van; Treur, Leontine - Tinbergen Instituut - 2011
The ING Illiquid Assets Back-up Facility announced January 2009 was a SWAP-based insurance to reduce ING’s exposure to Alt-A related risk. Did the deal involve state aid? Usingmarketprices to evaluate the SWAP directly is impossible because markets for Alt-A based CDOs had collapsed. We...
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Cocos, Contagion and Systemic Risk
Chan, Stephanie; Wijnbergen, Sweder van - Tinbergen Instituut - 2014
CoCo’s (contingent convertible capital) are designed to convert from debt to equity when banks need it most. Using a … on other banks in the system in the likely case of correlated asset returns, so bank runs elsewhere in the banking system …
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