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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...
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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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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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This paper aims to investigate the entrepreneurial migrants’ preferences for a location for businessactivities in … investigate the migrants’ propensity to stay at aparticular region. The empirical research was carried out in East Nusa Tenggara … entrepreneurial migrants in a particular region. Socio-cultural variables likeexperience and education play a less significant role in …
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The outer islands in Indonesia are often seen as the main source of migrants to the island of Java, whileonly a few … studies look the other way round. This paper attempts to address factors that play a key role inthe migrants’ propensity to …
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Nowadays, migrants form a significant share of the urban population, and their business is critical for urban economic … competitive urban environment, this study will investigate the entrepreneurial behaviour of migrants in Dutch cities from a micro …-economic perspective by paying attention to the entrepreneurial behaviour of migrants, the role of their social networks, and the …
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This paper identifies the role of cultural diversity in explaining spatial disparities in wages and housing prices across Dutch cities, using unique individual panel data of home owners. We distinguish between the effects of interactions-based productivity, consumption amenities and sorting of...
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we then include the education level of migrants living in the UK, our results indicate that the more educ ated migrants …
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The number of immigrants across the world has doubled since 1980. The estimates of the impact of immigration on wages and employment in host countries are quantitatively small but vary widely. We use meta-regression analysis to show how the estimates vary with definitions of the labor market,...
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of migrants from a specific source country may be included as an additional explanatory variable. Our study provides a … concise review of the relationship between migrants and their international economic linkages. It then focuses on Foreign … both directions (inward and outward), and that these impacts are higher when migrants are highly-educated and skilled. …
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